Navy Awards $130M Contract to Ingalls for LHA-10 Big Deck Amphib
The Navy awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding a $130 million advanced procurement contract for the service’s next planned big deck America-class amphibious…
HII Lays Keel for Future Big Deck Amphib USS Fallujah
Ingalls Shipbuilding laid the keel for the future USS Fallujah (LHA-9) Thursday, the shipbuilder announced.…
Ingalls, Navy Investigating Fire in Superstructure of Future Big Deck USS Bougainville
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding and the Navy are investigating the cause of a fire on the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8), the…
SECNAV Names Next Big Deck Amphib USS Fallujah
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro named a future landing helicopter assault ship after the first and second Battle…
USS Tripoli Arrives at New San Diego Homeport
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) has arrived at its new homeport at Naval Base San Diego, Calif. for the first time on…
Senator Wants to Keep Amphib Construction Moving, After FY 2020 Budget Request Delays Programs
CAPITOL HILL – A Mississippi senator is pushing to get the Navy authority to begin advance procurement and early construction…
Amphibious Community Pushes for Continued Spending Amid Worries About 2020 Shipbuilding Plan
CAPITOL HILL – The amphibious warship community and supporters on Thursday pushed for continued momentum for shipbuilding, amid growing concerns that…
N95 Coffman Says Accelerate Big Deck Amphib Construction, Cut LSD Modernization Program
This post has been updated to reflect that the Navy is looking at truncating the modernization period for USS Whidbey Island, the…
Top Stories 2018: Navy Acquisition
USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime…
Fabrication Begins on Future Big Deck USS Bougainville
Fabrication of the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8) started at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss following a…