US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships
Last month, the US Navy awarded a contract for the construction of a third large-deck amphibious assault warship.
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By Franz-Stefan Gady
July 20, 2016
In June, Huntington Ingalls Industries, the United States’ largest military shipbuilder, has been awarded a $273 million contract to build the U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault warship, according to a company press release. The total contract value for the construction of the third America-class amphibious assault ship is estimated at over $3 billion.
The June 2016 contract between the U.S. Navy and Huntington Ingalls shipbuilding company includes “planning, advanced engineering and procurement of long-lead material,” for the new vessel. One America-class ship takes approximately five years to build.
The LHA 8 [Landing Helicopter Assault], will be constructed at the Huntington Ingalls shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where LHA 7, the USS Tripoli, is currently being assembled. The USS Tripoli is expected to be launched in the summer of 2017 and commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 2018.
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