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HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy, marking the second Flight III destroyer delivered. The USS Ted Stevens features the Flight III AN/SPY-6 (V)1 radar system and Aegis Baseline 10 combat system.

Currently, four more Flight III destroyers are under fabrication, while seven others are in early pre-planning stages. Ingalls has initiated a distributed shipbuilding initiative to enhance production efficiency.

To date, 36 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have been delivered, including the first Flight III destroyer, USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The destroyers under construction include Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), George M. Neal (DDG 131), Sam Nunn (DDG 133), and Thad Cochran (DDG 135).