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HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Jan. 5, 2026 at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) as part of his “Arsenal of Freedom” tour. Hegseth toured Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine work, the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), and met shipbuilders and sailors.

HII highlighted efforts to increase shipbuilding throughput: more than 40 ships are in active construction or modernization across Ingalls and NNS; the company partnered with 23 shipyards and fabricators and international manufacturers to expand capacity; and NNS adopted a 56-hour standard work week in 2025. HII employs 44,000 workers and says recent hiring, retention, and proficiency improvements are boosting throughput.

HII (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 29, 2025. This is Ingalls' second Flight III delivery, featuring the AN/SPY-6 (V)1 radar and Aegis Baseline 10 combat system. Ingalls reports 36 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers delivered to date, with four Flight III destroyers under construction (DDG 129, 131, 133, 135) and seven additional Flight III hulls in early pre-planning and material procurement. Ingalls has begun a distributed shipbuilding initiative to increase throughput by partnering with external shipyards and fabricators.

HII (NYSE: HII) said its Ingalls Shipbuilding division was selected by the U.S. Navy on Dec. 19, 2025 to design and build the future small surface combatant (SSC), using the Ingalls-built Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) design as the baseline.

Ingalls will leverage existing facility capacity and the same build sequence used for NSCs, while continuing simultaneous construction on DDG 51 Flight III, LHA, and LPD Flight II. HII has invested $1+ billion in Ingalls infrastructure, delivered 10 Legend-class NSCs (final cutter Oct. 2023), and this year distributed work to 23 outsourcing partners while evaluating additional U.S. shipyard capacity.

HII (NYSE: HII) announced that Newport News Shipbuilding has achieved pressure hull complete on the Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802) on Dec. 16, 2025. Pressure hull complete means all hull sections are joined into a single, watertight unit, a key production milestone.

Oklahoma is the 29th Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the first of Block V, and the 14th Virginia-class submarine delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship’s sponsor is Mary “Molly” Slavonic. NNS designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines that provide enhanced firepower, maneuverability and stealth for the U.S. Navy.

HII (NYSE: HII) hosted an Australian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles at Newport News Shipbuilding on Dec. 11, 2025 in support of the AUKUS partnership.

Delegates toured Virginia-class submarine facilities, observed the keel laying for Barb (SSN 804), met company leaders, and reviewed workforce development and sustainment capabilities. HII noted its role in the AUKUS Workforce Alliance, its Mission Technologies Global Security collaboration with Australia, and that it was awarded the AUSSQ pilot program contract to accelerate Australian supplier qualification; several Australian firms have received RFQs from Newport News Shipbuilding.

HII (NYSE: HII) announced the ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel prototype reached 30% completion at Breaux Brothers shipyard on Dec 11, 2025 and remains on schedule for sea trials in Q4 2026.

ROMULUS is a modular, AI‑enabled USV family built around HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System, with reported speeds over 25 knots and a range of 2,500 nautical miles. The prototype integrates third‑party autonomy and sustainment tech from Shield AI, Applied Intuition, and C3 AI, and follows a successful integrated autonomy test aboard ROMULUS 20 in November 2025.

HII (NYSE: HII) hosted the keel laying ceremony on Dec. 9, 2025 at Newport News Shipbuilding for Virginia-class attack submarine Barb (SSN 804). The event marks the formal start of construction; a metal plate with sponsor Pamela Bove’s initials was etched and will remain affixed for the vessel’s life. Barb is the 31st Virginia-class submarine and the 15th built by Newport News. The announcement notes Barb is the third U.S. Navy submarine to carry the name, continuing a legacy that dates to a World War II-era Barb (SS 220) and a 1963 nuclear-powered Barb (SSN 596).

HII (NYSE: HII) and Babcock International Group signed a contract on Dec. 9, 2025 to expand their strategic partnership supporting Virginia-class submarine construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding.

The agreement authorizes Babcock to build complex submarine assemblies at its Rosyth, Scotland facility for Virginia-class Block VI fast-attack submarines, aims to increase supplier capacity for large structure work, and seeks to build resiliency in HII’s submarine supply base while supporting the AUKUS partnership.

HII (NYSE: HII) deployed and operationalized GRIMM, a next-generation spectrum dominance solution for rapid detection and geolocation of hostile communications, radar and electronic threats. The Mission Technologies division is showcasing GRIMM at the AOC 2025 International Symposium & Convention in National Harbor, Maryland on Dec. 8, 2025. GRIMM is field-proven on unmanned platforms for passive and active electromagnetic warfare missions and is positioned for military operations, counterterrorism, border security, ISR, and RF-enabled cyber operations.

The company highlighted GRIMM's small form factor, multi-domain mission support, and deployment with defense customers worldwide.