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Home» News»Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded $187M Contract for U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9
HII Authenticates Keel of America-class Amphibious Warship Bougainville (LHA 8)
The Future Bougainville (LHA 8). HII image.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded $187M Contract for U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Ship LHA 9

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $187.46 million advance procurement contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9.

Martin Manaranche 06 May 2020

Huntington Ingalls Industries press release

“This contract allows us to maintain the health of our critical nationwide shipbuilding supplier base while continuing our serial production of large-deck amphibs,”.

“We will work closely with our Navy-Marine Corps partners and our suppliers across the U.S. to build another highly capable, versatile and survivable warship.”

Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias

Ingalls is currently the sole builder of large-deck amphibious ships for the Navy. The shipyard delivered its first amphibious assault ship, the Iwo Jima-class USS Tripoli (LPH 10), in 1966. Ingalls has since built five Tarawa-class (LHA 1) ships, eight Wasp-class (LHD 1) ships and the first in a new class of amphibious assault ships, America (LHA 6), in 2014. The second ship in that class, Tripoli (LHA 7), was delivered to the Navy earlier this year. Bougainville (LHA 8) is currently under construction.

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The America-class is a class of 45,000 tons landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ship meant to replace the Tarawa-class able to carry carry 1060 crew members with an embarkation up to 1650 Marines. Eleven America-class ships are planned.

They can be deploy about 30 aircraft such as F-35B Joint Strike Fighters; AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters; UH-1Y Venom attack helicopters; CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopters; MV-22 Osprey; MH-60S Search and Rescue helicopters.

The first two ships in the class have no well deck for amphibious warfare, they are dedicated to air operations. The next five will feature a well deck, allowing the operation of landing craft such as LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) and LCU (Landing Craft Utility) but slightly reducing the space for aircraft on board.

Main specifications:

  • Displacement: 45000 tons
  • Length: 257m
  • Beam: 32m
  • Speed: 20 knots
  • Propulsion: 2 gas turbine developing 52000 KW and 2 auxiliary engines (3700 KW)
  • Defensive weapons systems include .50 caliber machine guns, Phalanx and RAM close in weapon systems, Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles and decoy launchers.
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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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