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HII Wins $240 Million Mod For LPD-32 Advance Procurement Work

Friday, June 17th, 2022

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HII Wins $240 Million Mod For LPD-32 Advance Procurement Work

Artist rendering of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship LPD-30 (Image: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The Navy awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division [HII] a $240 million modification for long-lead-time material and advance procurement work for the next San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship, LPD-32. The contract includes an option for the actual detail design and construction of LPD-32 that, if exercised, would raise the total value to $1.56 billion. This initial contract work is expected to last through December 2024, but if options are exercised will last through March 2031. This was a…

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