The $2.4 billion warship features an advanced air and missile defense radar system that will help it protect aircraft carrier and amphibious assault groups
The Jack H. Lucas, the newest, most advanced Burke-class destroyer, became part of the Navy Tuesday and will operate out of San Diego, where it will help replace aging Cold War-era cruisers.
Mississippi-based shipbuilder Ingalls delivered Lucas to the Navy following a week of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. TheLucas is the first variant III version of the Burke-destroyer, a ship that’s known as the backbone of the Navy because of its power and versatility. It can strike targets 1,000 miles away with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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