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 (NYSE: HII) announced that former CEO and President Mike Petters was elected to the company’s board of directors. Petters stepped down as CEO and president in 2022 after steering HII’s spin-off from Northrop Grumman in 2011.
He joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in its Los Angeles-class submarine construction division and later became shipyard president. CEO Chris Kastner cited Petters’ shipbuilding experience and familiarity with HII as reasons for welcoming his return to the board.
HII (NYSE: HII) received a $99 million U.S. Navy contract modification for its Ingalls Shipbuilding division to conduct DDG 1002 sea trials.
The Zumwalt-class destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson arrived at Ingalls in January 2022 to complete combat-system installation, activation and testing. The sea-trial work supports the Navy’s phased delivery approach. While at Ingalls, the ship is also receiving modernization upgrades, including integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system, as the Navy’s second CPS-equipped platform.
HII (HII) will host an Ingalls Shipbuilding hiring event on October 24, 2026, for applicants of all skill levels. The event runs from 8 a.m. to noon at the Ingalls Maritime Training Academy in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Skilled, semi-skilled and entry-level applicants may attend. Pre-registration is recommended, and attendees should bring two forms of valid ID.
HII (NYSE: HII) will host a skilled trades hiring event for Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations on Oct. 27, 2026.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at SC Works in North Charleston, S.C. Qualified applicants may receive on-site interviews; no pre-registration is required. Charleston Operations is hiring hundreds of shipbuilders across dozens of job functions and has continued ramping up production since its January 2025 purchase.
HII (NYSE: HII) received a $56 million U.S. Navy contract for engineering and design work supporting the AUKUS partnership.
The award to Newport News Shipbuilding includes an option that, if exercised, would bring cumulative contract value to $91 million. Work supports the United Kingdom and Australia through technology insertion, engineering, supply chain and workforce development, and digital transformation. Engineers and designers will also support design of the SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine to be built by the two countries.
HII’s other AUKUS work includes an awarded Australian submarine supplier qualification contract, workforce training efforts, and a December 2025 Nuclear Capability Advisory Services contract supporting Australia’s submarine programs.
HII (NYSE: HII) will release third quarter 2026 financial results and host an earnings conference call on Oct. 29, 2026. The call begins at 9 a.m. Eastern time and will be webcast live on HII’s website. Supporting slides will be available on the investor relations website, and call replays will remain available for a limited time.
HII (HII) has promoted Greg Ennis to senior vice president and chief financial officer of its Mission Technologies division. He will lead the division’s financial organization, overseeing accounting, financial reporting, planning and analysis, rates and budgets, and program cost control.
Ennis previously served as the division’s vice president and controller and brings more than 25 years of experience in government contracting, accounting and financial management.
HII (HII) received USS Harry S. Truman at Newport News Shipbuilding to begin the aircraft carrier’s refueling and complex overhaul.
Truman is the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to undergo this mid-life overhaul. Planned work includes hull painting, repairs to propulsion and steering components, and defueling and refueling its power plant. The overhaul represents about a third of all maintenance and modernization during the ship’s service life, which will span over 50 years.
HII (NYSE: HII) won a U.S. Navy contract to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program.
HII and partners Applied Intuition, Greenroom Robotics and Rodi Marine completed the program’s evaluation phase, including Navy-monitored testing of HII’s Odyssey autonomous control system. HII began production preparations in 2025 and is using a distributed production model with regional shipbuilders and manufacturing partners.
The company also recently announced a 10,000-square-foot expansion to increase capacity at its existing 40,000-square-foot unmanned manufacturing campus, supporting both REMUS underwater vehicles and ROMULUS surface vessels.
HII (NYSE: HII) has been awarded a $5,099,973,132 contract to refuel and overhaul aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The award is for its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Options, if exercised, would bring the cumulative contract value to $5,183,380,744. Work includes refueling the ship’s reactors, modernizing compartments and ship systems, and upgrading propulsion and combat systems.