US Navy personnel load munitions onto the USS Gerald R. Ford’s elevator. The Ford has repeatedly experienced problems with the elevator, which relies on an electromagnetic system rather than the traditional cables and pulleys of the Nimitz class. (US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod Bury)

Huntington Ingalls Just Won a Massive Aircraft Carrier Elevator Contract

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The contract, altogether worth $418 billion, would include elevator repairs, ongoing maintenance, and training for both the Nimitz-class and Ford-class carriers, as well as dozens of amphibious assault ships.

The largest military shipbuilder in the United States was awarded another sizable Pentagon contract this week. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), based in Newport News, Virginia, will now oversee the repairs and maintenance of the shipboard-based elevators on the United States Navy’s aircraft carriers and amphibious ships as part of its ongoing efforts to support the “fleet’s operational readiness.”

HII, which employs more than 44,000 people, remains the sole........

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