
The Navy this week awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] a $107 million contract action for more long-lead time material (LLTM) for the future America-class amphibious assault ship, LHA-9. The Defense Department announcement said this is the fifth increment of LLTM awarded to HII for the unnamed future LHA. Work will largely be split between HII’s facility in Pascagoula, Miss. (50 percent); Kingsford, Mich. (15 percent); Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (12 percent); and Brunswick, Ga. (nine percent) and is expected to be…