$30M contract lays groundwork for building four new Navy vessels at WI shipyards

A $30 million U.S. Navy contract recently awarded to Fincantieri Marinette Marine will lay the groundwork for building four or more new landing vessels at its shipyards in the state.  The company last week announced the contract for materials procurement and engineering activities for these first four ships out of a planned 35 vessels under the Medium Landing Ship or LSM program. Construction...