HII Awarded Additional $113.6 Million Advance Procurement Contract for Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9
November 19 2021 - 6:12PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its
Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a contract modification
from the U.S. Navy for $113.6 million to enable long-lead-time
material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault
ship LHA 9. This modification brings the total advance funding for
LHA 9 to $651 million.
“We appreciate the partnership we have with the Navy and their
continued commitment to this important ship,” Ingalls Shipbuilding
President Kari Wilkinson said. “Not only will it provide capability
to our Navy fleet, but it also sustains hundreds of jobs across the
country within our vast network of suppliers in support of
construction.”
LHAs are the centerpiece of the Navy amphibious ready groups and
Marine Corps air ground task forces. In addition to being lethal,
mobile and agile maintenance and logistics facilities, LHAs are
top-of-the-line medical facilities with full operating suites and
triage capabilities.
Ingalls is the sole builder of large-deck amphibious ships for
the Navy. The shipyard delivered its first amphibious assault ship,
the Iwo Jima-class USS Tripoli (LPH 10), in 1966. Ingalls has since
built five Tarawa-class (LHA 1) ships, eight Wasp-class (LHD 1)
ships and the first in the new America class of amphibious assault
ships (LHA 6) in 2014. The second ship in the America class, USS
Tripoli (LHA 7), was delivered to the Navy in early 2020.
Bougainville (LHA 8) is under construction.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
provides mission-critical national security solutions to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in Newport News,
Virginia, HII employs over 44,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.HII.com
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Contact: Danny HernandezDanny.J.Hernandez@hii-co.com (202)
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