Contract: HII, $1.46B

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Dec. 19 that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula was awarded a $1.46 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock ship Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28). “Building LPD 28 allows the entire LPD industrial base to maintain a hot production line so that our sailors and Marines receive quality amphibious warships as efficiently and affordably as possible,” said Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias. Ingalls has built and delivered 10 ships in the San Antonio class of amphibious warships. The 11th, Portland (LPD 27), launched last year and is scheduled for sea trials in mid-2017. (Source HII 12/19/16)