Source: HII Newsroom
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract with a potential total value of $724 million for planning yard services in support of in-service amphibious ships.
“Ingalls has a 40-year history of providing planning yard services to ships in active service,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “We consider this a core competency and a critical part of our mission to support the Navy in meeting fleet commitments around the world.”
Planning yard services provided will be in support of amphibious transport dock (LPD-17), assault (LHD-1 and LHA-6), command (LCC 19), and dock landing (LSD 41/49) class ships. The contract includes options over a seven-year period, and covers fleet modernization availability planning; engineering, design and logistics support; material procurement; program and configuration data management; and on-site technical support through established homeport and planning yard offices and resources.