Ingalls Shipbuilding obtains LHA 9 modification
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced on 19 April that its shipbuilding division signed a contract modification from the USN for the America-class amphibious assault ship LHA 9.
The $107 million modification includes long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities.
Ingalls Shipbuilding president Kari Wilkinson stated that the amphibious warship production line is a ‘critical component’ of the US defence industrial base.
The shipyard delivered its first amphibious assault ship in 1966 and most recently delivered its second America-class amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli, in 2020.
The USN has received two America-class vessels to date with nine more on order, Shephard Defence Insight notes.
Amphibious warships are designed to support the USMC tenets of Operational Maneuver From the Sea (OMFTS) and Ship to Objective Maneuver (STOM).
LHAs can support VTOL, STOL and STOVL aircraft operations, as well as tiltrotor and rotary-wing aircraft.
As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to our Defence Insight and Premium News subscribers, our curated defence news content provides the latest industry updates, contract awards and programme milestones.
More from Naval Warfare
-
Brazil’s Navy launches third Riachuelo attack submarine
The ceremony was attended by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron.
-
Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates to receive life rafts from Survitec
Babcock has signed a contract with the survival tech company for forty life rafts, which will be extended into 2028.
-
What is happening with the Greek corvette competition?
The Hellenic Navy has been in the process of replacing its nine remaining Elli-class (Kortaener/S-type) frigates with two new acquisition programmes for frigates and corvettes. The US offer of second-hand US Navy (USN) Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) as potential corvette replacement, however, has given the Greek government pause for thought.