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DDG-116 Finishes Builder’s Trials

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

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DDG-116 Finishes Builder’s Trials

The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) guided-missile destroyer was christened on April 2017 in Bath, Maine. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The future USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer successfully finished builder’s trials on March 31, the Navy said on Monday.The trials included a set of in-port and four days of at-sea demonstrations that allowed shipbuilder General Dynamics’ [GD] Iron Works (BIW) and the Navy to assess the ship’s systems and readiness for delivery.DDG-116 is an Aegis Baseline 9 Integrated Air and Missile Defense destroyer with an Aegis Combat System (ACS) that will let it link radars with other…

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