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FLIGHT III ARLEIGH BURKE
CLASS
The USS Jack H. Lucas
DDG-125 is
the 75th Arleigh Burke class destroyer, and the first Flight III
of the class.
The Jack H. Lucas DDG-125 contains a myriad
of offensive and defensive weapons designed to support
maritime defense needs well into the 21st century.
The destroyer is set to replace the
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers in the air
defense role in the carrier strike group.
Flight III technologies
focus on offensive and defensive weapon systems and
improved maritime warfare support to match advanced
threats. The upgrade is centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air
and Missile Defense Radar and incorporates upgrades to
the electrical power and cooling capacity.
The USS Jack H. Lucas was
launched in June 2021 and christened in March 2022. In
August, the vessel received a new radar system that gave
it top-notch sensors.
DDG-125 is commissioned on Oct. 7, 2023
in Tampa, Florida before sailing to its homeport in San
Diego.
The Jack Lucas has the AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar mounted on its main
superstructure. This radar, built around the
advanced Aegis Combat System, can spot and defend
against enemy airplanes, cruise missiles, and ballistic
missiles when integrated with the SM-3
interceptor and SM-6 missile variants.
The Jack H. Lucas not only is the most capable and
sophisticated surface combatant ever built by man but also represents the bridge from the past to the
future -- the Aegis Baseline 10, and a new electric
plant onto an already highly capable platform.
The Flight IIIs will have 359 sailors on board to handle
sophisticated battle systems that include strike
capabilities, air defense, and anti-submarine warfare.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have Tomahawk cruise
missiles, two triple tubes for torpedoes, a close-in
weapons system, a five-inch Mk 45 gun, and the
evolved Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile.
The Lucas is home ported
in San Diego for deployment to the Indo-Pacific.
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Learn more about the Arleigh
Burke class flight III here:
https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/navy-takes-delivery-of-first-flight-iii-destroyer-jack-h-lucas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
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