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Dec. 5, 2018 / 11:12 AM

USS Chosin, USS Vicksburg to receive logistical work by HII

The U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg is scheduled to undergo special selected restricted availability during repair and modernization. Photo by Lt. J.G. Victoria Einbinder/U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg is scheduled to undergo special selected restricted availability during repair and modernization. Photo by Lt. J.G. Victoria Einbinder/U.S. Navy

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Huntington Ingalls has been awarded $10.8 million for material purchases and management for the USS Chosin and USS Vicksburg Ticonderoga-class cruisers.

The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, primarily goes toward technical support, engineering and logistics.

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Work on the contract is expected to run through August 2019, and falls under Navy 2018 procurement funding.

The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser is one of the primary surface combatants of the U.S. Navy. It carries the Aegis Weapons System, an advanced combat control suite that can coordinate surface-to-air missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles and anti-submarine sensors and weapons.

It carries the MK-41 Vertical Launch System for missiles, torpedoes, light guns, two SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and a crew of over 300. Alongside the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the vessels provide air-defense, fire support and escort services.

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