LPD-17
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Navy/USMCGAO Says Half of Navy Amphibs In Poor Condition, 31-Ship Floor At Risk
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week gave a grim assessment that with half of the Navy’s amphibious ships in poor condition, the service has significant risk of […]
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Navy/USMCFour-Ship Amphib Order Includes Incentives To Retain And Grow Labor Force
The Navy’s $9.47 billion award to HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding this week for three Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship includes several […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards HII $9.47 Billion In Four-Ship Amphib Buy
The Navy awarded HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division $9.47 billion in two contracts for the multi-ship procurement of three Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships (LPDs) and one […]
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Navy/USMCLast LPD Flight 1 Amphib Passed Acceptance Trials
The last San Antonio-class Flight 1 amphibious transport dock ship completed acceptance trials, shipbuilder HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding[HII] said Monday. Acceptance trials had the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) […]
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Budget
HASC Republicans Push For Multi-Year Amphibious Ship Procurement
Two Republicans leaders in the House Armed Services Committee pushed the Defense Department to buy amphibious ships in multi-year procurements in a letter to the Office of Cost Estimate and […]
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Navy/USMC
Senate Bill Would Limit Navy Funds Until Shipbuilding Plan Accounts For 31 Amphibs
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) final fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would restrict Navy funds until it submits a new shipbuilding plan accounting for […]
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Navy/USMCFinal FY ‘23 NDAA Gives Marine Commandant More Say In Amphib Requirements
Provisions in the final compromise version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Commandant of the Marine Corps to have a clearer say in amphibious naval […]
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Navy/USMCLPD-28 Transporting Newest SSCs To Homeport
The Navy’s latest amphibious transport dock, the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), is transporting the new Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs) -103 and -104 to […]
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Navy/USMCHII Wins $240 Million Mod For LPD-32 Advance Procurement Work
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, […]
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![The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).](https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lpd-28-launching-2020-300x200.jpg)
Navy/USMCNew LPD and SSN Delivered To the Navy
The Navy recently accepted delivery of both the future USS Ft. Lauderdale (LPD-28) San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship and the future USS Montana (SSN-794) Virginia-class attack submarine, the service […]