The first Flight IIA, USS Oscar Austin, was commissioned in August 2000. A DDG modernization program is underway to provide a comprehensive mid-life upgrade that will ensure the DDG 51 class will ...

This post has been updated to correct when USS Halsey (DDG-97 ... our legacy destroyers and the Flight III by delivering decisive combat power to the Flight IIA DDGs,” said Moore.

The USS Russell (DDG 59), one of the original ... USS Russell is distinct in having no hangar to house an embarked helicopter, unlike the later Flight IIA and new Flight III vessels.

Although Flight I destroyers don’t pack the same cutting-edge capabilities as the newer Flight IIA and Flight III versions, they still bring important firepower to the battlefield. Specifically ...