Posted on Aug 9, 2023
US Navy Reverses Course on San Antonio-class Flight II Ship Buys - Naval News
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The US Navy released a pre-solicitation announcement on Friday stating that it plans to award Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, a solicitation contract for San Antonio-class Flight II ships LPD 33 to 35.
According to the announcement, the solicitation will cover the procurement of Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) for LPD 33 to 35, as well as Detail Design and Construction (DD&C). Ingalls Shipbuilding is currently the sole shipyard that still produces the LPD-17 San Antonio-class Flight II Amphibious Transport Dock Ships, following the closure of the Avondale Shipyard in 2014.
According to the announcement, the solicitation will cover the procurement of Long Lead Time Material (LLTM) for LPD 33 to 35, as well as Detail Design and Construction (DD&C). Ingalls Shipbuilding is currently the sole shipyard that still produces the LPD-17 San Antonio-class Flight II Amphibious Transport Dock Ships, following the closure of the Avondale Shipyard in 2014.
US Navy Reverses Course on San Antonio-class Flight II Ship Buys - Naval News
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."All this is further exacerbated by the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plans which have continually called for divesting more LSD-41/49 ships. The former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has repeatedly stated the dangers of both divesting older ships while a pause is in place. “Assuming our present trajectory, we will fall below the congressionally mandated floor of 31 amphibious warfare ships. From my perspective, this is a result of divesting these platforms faster than we are procuring their replacements..” said Berger in a statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee in April this year.
In the FY2024 NDAA, both chambers passed bills that added LPD 33 into the shipbuilding account. Furthermore, the Senate bill also requires the Navy to submit a shipbuilding plan demonstrating how the service will adhere to the minimum 31 amphibious ship requirement. For now, such legislation seems necessary to nudge the Navy back on track to continue buying more Flight II ships in the coming years. It, however, remains to be seen whether or not this will prove effective in the long run. "
..."All this is further exacerbated by the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plans which have continually called for divesting more LSD-41/49 ships. The former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has repeatedly stated the dangers of both divesting older ships while a pause is in place. “Assuming our present trajectory, we will fall below the congressionally mandated floor of 31 amphibious warfare ships. From my perspective, this is a result of divesting these platforms faster than we are procuring their replacements..” said Berger in a statement before the Senate Armed Services Committee in April this year.
In the FY2024 NDAA, both chambers passed bills that added LPD 33 into the shipbuilding account. Furthermore, the Senate bill also requires the Navy to submit a shipbuilding plan demonstrating how the service will adhere to the minimum 31 amphibious ship requirement. For now, such legislation seems necessary to nudge the Navy back on track to continue buying more Flight II ships in the coming years. It, however, remains to be seen whether or not this will prove effective in the long run. "
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