HHI and HII Team Up to Build U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and U.S. military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls (HII) have agreed to jointly build U.S. navy auxiliary ships.
HHI has a strong track record in this field, having delivered its first auxiliary vessel, HMNZS Endeavour, to New Zealand in 1987, followed by the HMNZS Aotearoa in 2020.
The company has also supplied the Republic of Korea Navy with three Cheonji-class and one Soyang-class auxiliary ships.
Leveraging HII’s complex shipbuilding experience and HHI’s expertise with proven designs, the two companies will team to respond to the U.S. Navy’s recent request for proposal for the concept design phase of the next-generation logistics ship (NGLS) program.
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Author's summary: HHI and HII partner to build US navy ships.