
The Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $1.4 billion fixed-price-incentive modification for the detail design and construction (DD&C) of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD)-29 on Feb. 16.Work on this 13th LPD will largely occur in HII’s Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard and is expected to be finished by July 2023. The Navy expects LPD-29 to be delivered the same year.The majority of the funds, $1.2 billion, is obligated at award time and will not expire at the…