VIDEO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded $15.2 Billion Block Contract For Two Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers
2019年2月1日 - 7:45AM
For the first time in more than three decades, Huntington Ingalls
Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division was
awarded a multi-ship contract from the U.S. Navy to build two
aircraft carriers. The company announced today that it received a
contract modification valued at $15.2 billion for the detail design
and construction of the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
Enterprise (CVN 80) and CVN 81, which has not yet been named.
This historic contract award is a significant step toward the
company’s designing and building the next-generation of aircraft
carriers at the best value for the nation and is a defining moment
in the history of the sole builder of nuclear-powered aircraft
carriers.
The Navy’s decision to partner with HII to create the best
acquisition approach will save more than $4 billion across the
program.
“Today’s announcement is a triumphant step toward returning to a
12-ship aircraft carrier fleet and building the 355-ship Navy our
nation needs,” said Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport
Shipbuilding. “Most importantly for us, it provides stability into
the year 2032 for our workforce and for our supplier businesses
across the United States.”
A video of an interview with Boykin is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/hii-awarded-block-contract-for-two-ford-class-aircraft-carriers.
The construction of Enterprise, which began in 2017, and CVN 81
will be completed at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding
division. The ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2028 and 2032,
respectively.
Buying two aircraft carriers will stimulate Newport News’
aircraft carrier supplier base of more than 2,000 suppliers in 46
states, allowing businesses to phase in work more efficiently.
These benefits will help accelerate production, enabling the
company to build aircraft carriers every three to four years.
To support the contract, the company is making investment in
facilities and will continue its digital transformation
efforts.
“This contract award is something we should celebrate, and it is
also something we should never take for granted,” Boykin said. “We
have the responsibility to leverage the investments we are making
in our workforce, the facility and in digital shipbuilding to
become smarter, better, stronger. It is more important than ever
that we execute efficiently and transform our business operations
so that we leave a lasting legacy of our own.”
The strategy comes as a result of extensive collaboration with
the Navy to reduce cost and drive efficiencies. The approach is not
new, however. The Navy achieved substantial cost savings in 1980s
when it used the procurement strategy to purchase the Nimitz-class
aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Harry S.
Truman (CVN 75) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS George
Washington (CVN 73). The four ships were built by Newport News.
This contract modification comes after previous contract awards
for the advance procurement and advance fabrication of Enterprise,
starting in May 2016.
“History has its eyes on Newport News Shipbuilding, and today is
a great reminder that we are all part of something much greater
than ourselves,” Boykin said. “I could not be more proud of our
shipbuilders and excited for our future.”
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet
Support, Mission Driven Innovative Solutions, Nuclear &
Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport
News, Virginia, HII employs more than 40,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Beci Brentonbeci.brenton@hii-co.com(757) 880-3934
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