Monday, August 29, 2016

Contract: HII, $13.7M

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., was awarded a $13.7 million contract to perform contract design effort for the Navy's amphibious warfare ship replacement, known as LX(R). On June 30, Ingalls was selected to perform the majority of the contract design work for LX(R). LX(R) is to replace the Harpers Ferry- and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships using the same hull design as the San Antonio (LPD 17) class. Ingalls has delivered 10 LPD 17s, and is building the 11th, Portland (LPD 27); and has received more than $258 million in advance procurement funds for the 12th, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). (Sources: DoD, Huntington Ingalls 08/29/16)