GlobeNewswire Inc | Aug 21, 2020 09:30AM EDT

August 21, 2020

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division met the requirements for the electronic systems light-off of amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28).

Electronic systems light-off signifies that the network and consoles of the ships hull, mechanical and electrical systems are up and running, said Steve Sloan, LPD program manager for Ingalls Shipbuilding. This is a significant achievement in the construction timeline of the San Antonio-class LPD. We are proud of our crew for reaching this milestone, and we look forward to continuing to work toward the delivery of this strong and capable amphibious warship.

Ingalls has delivered 11San Antonio-class ships to the Navy and has three more under construction includingFort Lauderdale(LPD 28),Richard M. McCool Jr.(LPD 29), and Harrisburg (LPD 30). Ingalls was awarded a $1.5 billion contract for the construction of LPD 31 in April.

A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/lpd-28-electric-systems-light-off.

TheSan Antonioclass is the latest addition to the Navys 21stcentury amphibious assault force. The 684-foot-long, 105-foot-wide ships are used to embark and land Marines, their equipment and supplies ashore via air cushion or conventional landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey. The ships support a Marine Air Ground Task Force across the spectrum of operations, conducting amphibious and expeditionary missions of sea control and power projection to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions throughout the first half of the 21stcentury.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is Americas largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HIIs 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. HIIs Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:

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