Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division
has been awarded a fixed-price incentive, multiyear contract for
construction of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51s) for the
U.S. Navy. The contract, announced today, has a total value of $3.33
billion and includes options for engineering change proposals, design
budgeting requirements and post-delivery availabilities, which, if
exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to
approximately $3.39 billion.“Our shipbuilders have a strong legacy of building DDG 51s, a
class of ships that for decades has proven itself to be the workhorse of the Navy’s fleet,” said DDG 51 Program Manager George Nungesser. “This contract award and, importantly, the Navy’s structuring of the program
increases our momentum in realizing efficiencies generated from true
serial production. We are committed to getting it right and doing it
better every day, and we appreciate this opportunity to continue
building the world’s finest surface combatants.”The multi-year procurement allows Ingalls to build ships more
efficiently by buying bulk material and moving the skilled workforce
from ship to ship. It also ensures Ingalls will be building DDGs over
the next decade.Ingalls has delivered 28 DDG 51 destroyers to the Navy and currently
has two more under construction. Ingalls started construction on John
Finn (DDG 113) in September 2012 and will begin construction on Ralph
Johnson (DDG 114) this summer.The company’s 28th destroyer, William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), was
commissioned on June 4, 2011, in Mobile, Ala. The ship was the most
complete DDG at the time of its sea trials in the history of the program at Ingalls. Lessons learned from previous DDGs allowed Ingalls to
deliver William P. Lawrence in less time and with fewer man-hours
compared to several of the ships that immediately preceded it.This highly capable, multi-mission ship can conduct a variety of
operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, all in support of the United States’ military
strategy. DDGs are capable of simultaneously fighting air, surface and
subsurface battles. The ship contains myriad offensive and defensive
weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well into the 21st
century.
SHIPBUILDING
04 June 2013 - 22:42
Ingalls Wins Construction Contract for Five construction,DDG 51 Destroyers
Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a fixed-price incentive, multiyear contract for construction of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51s) for the U.S. Navy.
SHIPBUILDING
04 June 2013 - 22:42
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