Benzinga | Jul 14, 2020 08:03AM EDT

AMSC Awarded Contract For Ship Protection System On LPD 31

AYER, Mass., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMSC (NASDAQ:AMSC), aleading system provider of megawatt-scale power resiliency solutions thatorchestratethe rhythm and harmony of power on the grid(tm), and protect and expand the capability of our Navy's fleet, today announced it has entered into a delivery contract withHuntington Ingalls Industriesthrough its Ingalls Shipbuilding division (Ingalls) for a high temperature conductor (HTS)-based ship protection system to be deployed on theSan Antonio-class of amphibious transport dock ship,LPD 31.



Under the terms of the contact,AMSChas agreed to deliver the degaussing system to Ingalls' shipbuilding facility inPascagoula, Mississippifor integration into LPD 31. LPD 31 represents the second vessel of the next generation amphibious warship 'Flight II' variant of theSan Antonio-class.

AMSC's ship protection system will provide theU.S. Navywith world-class mine protection while reducing the weight of the degaussing system by 90% and reducing energy consumption by approximately half that of legacy degaussing systems. The system is designed to reduce the magnetic signature of a ship, which can interfere with undersea mines' ability to detect and damage the ship. TheSan Antonio-class of ships can carry up to 800 troops and has the capability of transporting and debarking landing craft air cushion or conventional landing crafts, augmented by helicopters or vertical take-off and landing aircraft such as the MV-22. These ships are expected to support amphibious assault, special operations or expeditionary warfare missions through the first half of the 21stcentury.