U.S. Navy accepts delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta
NewsFebruary 07, 2017
BATH, Maine. U.S. Navy officials accepted the delivery of guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) during a ceremony on February 3 following a series of at-sea and pierside trials.
The ship is equipped with the Aegis Baseline 9 Combat System, which includes an integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) capability incorporating Ballistic Missile Defense 5.0 Capability Upgrade and Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air.
The ship's IAMD radar will provide increased computing power and radar upgrades which improve detection and reaction capabilities against modern air warfare threats. The Aegis Combat System will enable the ship to link radars with other ships and aircraft to provide a composite picture of the battle space and effectively increase the theater space.
Since the program restarted in 2010, the ship is the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer constructed at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard. DDG-115 is the second restart ship to deliver to the Navy, following delivery of future USS John Finn (DDG-113) from Huntington Ingalls Industries in December 2016.
The destroyer honors Sgt. Rafael Peralta, one of the most heralded Marines from 2004's Battle of Fallujah. In November 2010, Peralta pulled a grenade tossed by insurgents towards himself and absorbed most of the blast with his body, thus saving the lives of two fellow marines. Future USS Rafael Peralta will officially join the fleet during a commissioning ceremony in San Diego later this year.
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