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THE FUTURE GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER USS THOMAS HUDNER (DDG 116) successfully completed builder’s trials on Saturday, after spending four days underway, according to the Bath Iron Works, the shipyard that constructed the vessel. Builder’s trials are a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow BIW and the Navy to assess the ship’s systems and its readiness for delivery to the Navy. “With the successful completion of these trials, we move closer to adding DDG 116 and her exceptional capabilities to the fleet,” said Capt. Casey Moton, program manager, in a press release. “The Navy and industry team worked diligently to ensure the ship operates at peak performance.” The destroyer is equipped with advanced computing power and radar upgrades since the Navy restarted its Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program. Hudner will return to sea to conduct acceptance trials with the Navy later this spring, when all systems and gears will undergo inspection and evaluation prior to the Navy accepting delivery. BIW is currently in production on future Arleigh Burke-class destroyers Daniel Inouye, Carl M. Levin and John Basilone, as well as future Zumwalt-class destroyers Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B. Johnson.
THE FUTURE GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER USS THOMAS HUDNER (DDG 116) successfully completed builder’s trials on Saturday, after spending four days underway, according to the Bath Iron Works, the shipyard that constructed the vessel. Builder’s trials are a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow BIW and the Navy to assess the ship’s systems and its readiness for delivery to the Navy. “With the successful completion of these trials, we move closer to adding DDG 116 and her exceptional capabilities to the fleet,” said Capt. Casey Moton, program manager, in a press release. “The Navy and industry team worked diligently to ensure the ship operates at peak performance.” The destroyer is equipped with advanced computing power and radar upgrades since the Navy restarted its Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program. Hudner will return to sea to conduct acceptance trials with the Navy later this spring, when all systems and gears will undergo inspection and evaluation prior to the Navy accepting delivery. BIW is currently in production on future Arleigh Burke-class destroyers Daniel Inouye, Carl M. Levin and John Basilone, as well as future Zumwalt-class destroyers Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B. Johnson.

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