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Navy Awards Oiler, Amphib Contracts to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

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Navy Awards Oiler, Amphib Contracts to General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls

The Navy June 30 awarded contracts totaling almost $6.3 billion to General Dynamics [GD] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] to design and build oiler and amphibious assault ships.Under one contract, worth $3.16 billion, General Dynamics NASSCO will design and build the first six T-AO-205-class oilers, which will transfer fuel to ships at sea. Under the other, valued at $3.13 billion, Huntington Ingalls will design and build the LHA-8, the third America-class amphibious assault ship, which will…

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