PASCAGOULA, Miss., March 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has funded construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries of an Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) Aegis guided missile destroyer.
The DDG 121 is the third of five DDG 51 destroyers the company was awarded in June 2013. The funding -- $604.3 million -- comes under a contract modification.