Navy Reaches ‘Handshake’ Deal on Four-Ship Amphib Buy, Pentagon Wants New Navy Force Structure Assessment
By: Mallory Shelbourne
June 8, 2021 7:24 PM
The Navy has reached a preliminary agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries on a plan to buy four amphibious warships, but the Pentagon may hold off on executing the deal pending a new force structure assessment, said a service official testifying before Congress today.
During a hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s seapower subcommittee, acting Navy acquisition chief Jay Stefany told lawmakers that the Navy reached a “handshake agreement” with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding that would adhere to Congressional authorities the service received in the Fiscal Year 2021 policy bill.
“We have finished negotiating with HII Ingalls to document a contract structure that can be put in place to implement the four-ship procurement that you’re referring to,” Stefany told the panel.
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