HII secures $2.4B to build amphibious assault ship LHA 9
Oct. 28, 2022 3:48 AM ETHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)By: Meghavi Singh, SA News Editor4 Comments
- HII’s (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $2.4B U.S. Navy fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of amphibious assault ship LHA 9.
- The award includes options, that if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $3.2B.
- Ingalls was awarded the original long-lead-time material contract for the fourth ship in the America (LHA 6) class on April 30, 2020.
- Construction on LHA 9 is scheduled to begin in December 2022.