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Navy/USMC

HII Starts Building Next Amphibious Assault Ship

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018

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HII Starts Building Next Amphibious Assault Ship

Artist rendering of LHA 8 Bougainville amphibious assault ship. Huntington Ingalls said that increase volume on the Bougainville helped contribute to higher sales in the second quarter. Rendering by HII.

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] started fabrication of the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8) at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Oct. 15.The ship is largely being produced in the Pascagoula facility and it is scheduled to be delivered by 2024. LHA-8 is set to be the first Flight I LHA Replacement Program ship and third America-class ship. It will reincorporate a well deck and feature the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar volume air search radar.This radar will replace the AN/SPS-48G air search…

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