Amphib John P. Murtha Leaves Ingalls for Philadelphia on Thursday
The amphibious warship John P. Murtha (LPD-26) is set to leave Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday ahead of its October commissioning…
Document: Report to Congress on Next Generation LX(R) Amphibious Warship
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for…
Interview: Ingalls President Brian Cuccias Discusses LPD Future, DDG Program Restart
In a precarious time for warship builders – when the Navy predicts a frigate downselect will force one of seven…
Document: Report to Congress on Next Generation LX(R) Amphibious Warship
The following is the April 11, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy LX(R) Amphibious Ship Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Navy Could Accelerate LX(R) to 2019 Start, Industry’s 2018 Request Not Feasible
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy could pull the first LX(R) dock landing ship replacement up a year, from Fiscal Year 2020…
Navy, USMC Establish Surface/Expeditionary Warfare ‘Enterprise’ To Coordinate Maintenance, Modernization
The surface and expeditionary warfare community has adopted the aviation community’s “enterprise” approach to coordinating modernization and maintenance throughout the…
Ingalls Receives $117M Advance Procurement Funding For LPD-28
Ingalls Shipbuilding received a $117 million contract modification to continue procurement of long lead time material and advance construction activities…
Opinion: Commonality Drives Savings in Shipbuilding
Certainly commonality is not the final and only answer to cost savings. Given the current national defense priorities and a…
Huntington Ingalls Launches Portland Amphibious Warship, 11th in San Antonio-class
The penultimate San Antonio-class amphibious warship (LPD-17) – Portland (LPD-27 – was launched from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Pascagoula, Miss. shipyard…
Industrial Base Pushes To Start LX(R) Construction In 2018, 2 Years Early
The industrial base that supports the amphibious transport dock (LPD) construction hopes Congress will help accelerate the follow-on LX(R) dock…