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Rabinowitz said her yard has 10 ships in its backlog, includ- ing the last of the Flight IIA ships and the newer Flight III variants. “Currently, seven ships are under construction.

DDG 122 John Basilone was translated and christened in

June, and all backlog ships have been funded by Congress.

• Flight IIA: Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) – John Basi- lone (DDG 122),– Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124), and

Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127). • Flight III: Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126), William

Charette) (DDG 130), Quentin Walsh) (DDG 132), John E.

Kilmer (DDG 134) – Richard Lugar (DDG 136) – and J. Wil- liam Middendorf (DDG 138).

According to Navy of? cials, the service is committed to a smooth and successful transition from DDG 51 to DDG(X) starting around FY 2030. The transition will preserve the crit- ical shipbuilding and supplier industrial base by executing a collaborative design process with current DDG 51 shipyards and transitioning to a proven limited competition model be- tween these shipyards at the right point in ship construction.

Both Ingalls and BIW are expected to build DDG(X).

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