The USS Ted Stevens is named for longtime Alaska senator and Navy advocate Ted Stevens—even though Stevens actually served in the US Army Air Corps.

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, from HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Dec. 29, 2025.

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a low price point, it may be what the U.S. needs.

The following is the Jan. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate Programs: Background and Issues for Congress.  From the Report The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates in FY2020.

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.

HII hosted Secretary of the Navy John Phelan (center) along with Adm. Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations and Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the Marine Corps at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Jan. 7, 2026. [Photo: HII]

In World War I, writes Chicoan and naval historian David Bruhn, “German U-boats sank over 5,200 vessels and came dangerously close to choking off Britain’s critical supply of food in the spring of 1917, which could have led to the collapse of the ...

HII strengthens its role as a top U.S. naval contractor with the delivery of Flight III destroyer Ted Stevens, marking another milestone for Ingalls Shipbuilding.

The city will welcome several active-duty U.S. Navy ships and thousands of service members for celebrations April 15-22, Mayor John Whitmire said.