The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128), the Navy's newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile…
Armed Conflict · · Whittier
The future USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128), the Navy's newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, arrived in Whittier, Alaska, on September 27 ahead of its October 3 commissioning.
Ted Stevens will be the third Flight III destroyer to enter the fleet. The Flight III configuration is centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and Aegis Baseline 10 combat system, along with upgraded electrical power and cooling systems designed to support the ship's advanced sensors and weapons.
DDG-128 is the first U.S. Navy warship named for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. Stevens was a World War II Army Air Corps pilot flying C-46 transport missions over "The Hump" between India and China, earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals.
He represented Alaska in the Senate from 1968 to 2009 and was a prominent advocate for national security, military modernization, and improved military pay and benefits.
The October 3 commissioning will be the first Navy ship commissioning held in Alaska since USS Anchorage was commissioned in Anchorage in 2013. After commissioning, Ted Stevens will be homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Source: @OSINTdefender
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