Cleared to Install, Activate and Test
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has received a US Navy contract to commence “combat systems availability” for the Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B Johnson (DDG 1002), the company announced on 29 August.
The $41.6 million cost-incentive-fee contract allows Ingalls to begin programme management, labour, materials, and facilities to support installation, activation and testing of the combat systems in order to ensure a fully functioning system is ready to operate in the fleet. “As a dedicated partner in the construction and system activation of Navy destroyers, Ingalls is eager to leverage our shipbuilders’ expertise and modernized facilities in supporting the Navy’s future generation systems and platforms,” explained Ingalls President, Kari Wilkinson.
The vessel features a state-of-the-art electric propulsion system, wave-piercing tumblehome hull, stealth design and features advanced combat technology and weaponry. The vessel will be capable of conducting a range of deterrence, power projection, sea control, and C2 missions, while allowing Navy to evolve new systems and missions.
