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  • Huntington Ingalls Turns Over USS Portland to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Turns Over USS Portland to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding unit has turned over the 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock of the U.S. Navy. USS Portland (LPD 29) was delivered during a ceremony wherein a DD 250 document was signed to formally transfer custody of the vessel to the service branch, HII said Monday. The Navy’s Board of Inspection and […] More

  • HII's USS Portland Completes Navy Sea Trials Ahead of Planned Fall Delivery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII’s USS Portland Completes Navy Sea Trials Ahead of Planned Fall Delivery

    The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built USS Portland amphibious transport dock has completed a series of acceptance sea trials under the U.S. Navy‘s Board of Inspection and Survey to check the vessel’s capabilities. The company said Monday its test and trials team worked with INSURV to perform approximately 200 trial events including anchor handling, steering, detect-to-engage and ballasting/de-ballasting. Steve Sloan, […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls-Built Amphibious Transport Dock Completes Initial Sea Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls-Built Amphibious Transport Dock Completes Initial Sea Trials

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has evaluated systems that have been installed on the U.S. Navy‘s 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship during a series of sea trials. HII said Monday its Ingalls Shipbuilding division operated USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Gulf of Mexico for four days and performed anchor-handling, ballast and deballast, detect-to-engage, full power ahead, astern and […] More