WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $2.4 BILLION AWARD TO BUILD LHA 9 AT INGALLS
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH PRAISE $2.4 BILLION AWARD TO BUILD LHA 9 AT INGALLS
Miss. Shipbuilders Will Build Large Deck Amphibious Assault Ship Critical for Future of Fleet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of a $2.4 billion contract modification from the Department of the Navy to Ingalls Shipbuilding to construct LHA 9, a large-deck America-class amphibious assault ship.
“This is excellent news for both the fine...