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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. reports developments across U.S. military shipbuilding and defense mission technologies. The company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division builds non-nuclear surface ships such as Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and supports new frigate work, while Newport News Shipbuilding builds nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and participates in U.S. submarine programs.
Recurring HII news includes U.S. Navy contract awards, ship deliveries and sea-trial milestones, distributed shipbuilding initiatives, workforce pipelines through shipyard academies and apprenticeships, quarterly earnings, and cash dividends. Mission Technologies updates cover unmanned and autonomous maritime platforms, including REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles, and defense capabilities tied to C6ISR, artificial intelligence and machine learning, electronic warfare, and synthetic training.
HII (HII) reports that Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Virtual Reality Welding Lab has trained more than 1,000 participants since opening in January 2025.
The lab integrates immersive welding simulations into Ingalls’ certification process, giving new and experienced shipbuilders up to 10 times more hands-on practice in a safe environment. The program was established with support from the U.S. Navy, AccelerateMS and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, and HII plans to expand VR-based training into additional trades as demand for skilled craft workers grows.
HII (HII) will hold a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 21, 2026, to mark a 10,000-square-foot expansion of its unmanned maritime systems production facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts.
The enlarged site is intended to increase capacity to produce and support autonomous maritime systems for the U.S. Navy, allies and partners. The facility supports REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles, ROMULUS unmanned surface vehicles and Odyssey autonomy solutions. Media attendees can tour the expanded facility, view the REMUS production line and speak with HII leaders about production capacity and unmanned integration into future fleet operations.
HII (HII) has received a five-year task order to research improved airdrop and combat feeding techniques supporting U.S. Army soldier sustainment.
The Mission Technologies division will develop new cargo and personnel airdrop technologies for precision-guided and conventional aerial delivery across manned and unmanned aircraft. Work will focus on enhancing equipment reliability, safety, interoperability, sensing technologies, autonomous capabilities and cybersecurity protections against environmental and operational threats. The task order was issued under the Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract managed by the Defense Technical Information Center, where HII currently has nearly 60 active task orders.
HII (HII) received a $336 million undefinitized contract from the U.S. Navy to begin procuring long-lead time materials for planned aircraft carrier CVN 82 at its Newport News Shipbuilding division.
The award funds advanced procurement of propulsion plant materials that are described as critical to the future construction of CVN 82. An HII program management executive said this order is a key early step in planning the carrier and serves as a demand signal to thousands of suppliers in the U.S. aircraft carrier industrial base. CVN 82 is expected to extend the legacy of highly capable nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carriers. A photo related to the announcement is available on HII’s website.
HII (HII) highlighted its workforce and supplier development efforts during a panel at Delta Fest 2026 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Edmond E. Hughes joined regional leaders to discuss how industrial investment is reshaping the Deep South and the capacity needed to sustain long-term growth. Hughes detailed HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Apprentice School, founded in 1952 and credited with training more than 4,000 graduates, and the Ingalls Shipbuilder Academy, a high school work-based learning program whose 49 recent graduates received full-time job offers. He also noted that HII works with more than 5,000 suppliers nationwide and spends about $1 billion annually through its supplier network, underscoring the importance of early supplier readiness and community strength in meeting rising shipbuilding and construction demand.
HII (HII) outlined its strategy to boost shipbuilding throughput for the U.S. Navy during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee field hearing on Sept. 4, 2026.
The company reported a 14% year-over-year throughput increase in 2025 and is targeting a 15% increase in 2026, with about 40 ships in active construction or modernization at Ingalls and Newport News. The plan focuses on strengthening its workforce, modernizing shipyard infrastructure including use of physical AI, and expanding the maritime industrial base through a distributed shipbuilding strategy.
HII cited new collective bargaining agreements that provide competitive wage increases and a plan to outsource over two million work hours in 2026, a 178% increase from 2024, to raise throughput and support small and medium suppliers nationwide.
HII (NYSE:HII) reported that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed acceptance sea trials for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier. The ship returned to Newport News after at-sea testing and evaluation of key systems and components.
The carrier previously completed builder’s sea trials earlier in the year. According to HII, the next step following these acceptance trials is preliminary acceptance, which will allow the U.S. Navy to begin underway test and evaluation of Kennedy’s unique systems.
HII (NYSE:HII) announced that its Mission Technologies division received a $2.2 billion GSA ASTRO IDIQ task order to deliver the STRINGRAI suite (Surveillance, Tracking, Intelligence, Network Services, Global Reconnaissance, Analysis and Interceptions) for U.S. Southern Command. The program supports SOUTHCOM and partner nations across Central and South America and the Caribbean, with one base year and six option years.
HII (NYSE: HII) reported that the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit has officially recognized successful completion of its PRIME prototype project, centered on the Watcher small Unmanned Surface Vessel, based on the ROMULUS‑25 USV and powered by the Odyssey Autonomous Control System.
The recognition follows delivery and sea testing of two autonomous ROMULUS‑25 vessels in December 2025 for the U.S. Marine Corps. Developed with MetalCraft Marine, the Watcher sUSV met key technical objectives and success metrics and is positioned for a potential transition to production via Other Transaction Authority agreements.
HII (NYSE: HII) signed long-term, performance-based production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics under the HYPR Program. HII intends to award up to $900 million in shipbuilding work over seven years, contingent on technology, manufacturing readiness and performance milestones defined in the agreements.
The partners plan to develop and deploy advanced physical AI automation for U.S. Navy shipbuilding, covering processes such as welding, grinding, blasting, painting, assembly and inspection. HII plans in 2026 to outsource more than 2.5 million hours of shipbuilding work, a 30% increase from 2025, to expand distributed shipbuilding capacity.