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HII Launches DDG-119 Aegis Destroyer

Monday, September 11th, 2017

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HII Launches DDG-119 Aegis Destroyer

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) exits the harbor as part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryan Jackson/Released.

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding launched the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) in its Pascagoula, Miss,. facility on Friday, the Navy said.DDG-119 is being configured in the Flight IIA configuration, which includes an Aegis Combat System for missile defense capabilities.The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) noted the launching process takes several days: first a ship is moved from a land-level facility to a dry dock, next it is slowly flooded until the ship floats, then…

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