Shipyard wins $2.4B contract

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems will build three more LPD multi-purpose transports. Northrop Grumman Co., Ship Systems’ parent company, announced late Thursday that it has received a $2.49 billion U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract to build and further develop two more San Antonio class ships. The contract covers the construction of two new amphibious transport dock ships, LPD 22 and LPD 23, and the purchase of long-lead materials and equipment for a third ship, LPD 24. The company’s Gulfport operations builds the composite masts for the ships.