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HII (NYSE: HII) and Sydney-based Incat Crowther will present a media briefing at Indo Pacific 2025 on Nov 5, 2025 showcasing their strategic partnership on the ROMULUS family of modular, AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels (USV).

Highlights include the flagship ROMULUS 190 (190-foot, >25 knots, 2,500 nm range, carries four 40-foot ISO containers), integration of HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System, multi-agent swarming, and interoperability with REMUS UUVs and third-party autonomy providers.

HII (NYSE: HII) announced on Nov 4, 2025 that UK-based Westley Group has been approved by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as a strategic supplier to deliver critical metal castings for U.S. Navy platforms. The addition supports allied defense collaboration under the AUKUS trilateral partnership and aims to strengthen the global submarine supply chain.

HII framed the supplier approval as a step toward creating a more integrated, resilient supplier network to help meet expanded requirements for nuclear-powered submarines and to reinforce collective readiness across AUKUS nations.

HII (NYSE: HII) named Tim Taylor vice president of engineering, technology and design at Newport News Shipbuilding, effective January 1, 2026.

Taylor is a U.S. Navy veteran with 29 years at Newport News, currently director of nuclear test engineering, and holds a bachelor’s in nuclear engineering and an MBA. He will assume the role upon the retirements of Dave Bolcar and Brian Fields. The chief technology officer role will be embedded within engineering and design to focus on waterfront support and technology.

HII (NYSE: HII) and Shield AI completed a three-day integrated autonomy test aboard a ROMULUS 20 unmanned surface vessel in late October 2025, marking the first maritime deployment of Shield AI’s Hivemind. The trial integrated Hivemind Enterprise SDK with HII’s Odyssey suite and succeeded less than six weeks after the partnership announcement.

ROMULUS 190 is under construction and is designed to exceed 25 knots, operate up to 2,500 nautical miles, and carry four 40-foot ISO containers, supporting rapid production and multi‑agent autonomous operations alongside crewed task groups.

HII (NYSE: HII) reported record Q3 FY2025 revenue of $3.2 billion, up 16.1% YoY, with operating income of $161 million (5.0% margin) and net earnings of $145 million (diluted EPS $3.68). New contract awards totaled $2.0 billion, driving total backlog to $55.7 billion as of Sept. 30, 2025. Net cash provided by operations was $118 million and free cash flow was $16 million in Q3.

HII raised FY25 free cash flow guidance to $550–$650 million, kept shipbuilding revenue at $9.0–$9.1 billion and Mission Technologies revenue at $3.0–$3.1 billion, and set a cumulative FY25–FY26 free cash flow target of $1.2 billion.

HII (NYSE: HII) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a memorandum of agreement on October 26, 2025 at APEC 2025 to advance U.S.–Korea shipbuilding collaboration.

The MOA targets four priorities: distributed shipbuilding and joint investments, teaming on Navy auxiliary shipbuilding, joint engineering/R&D in AI/ML, robotics and automation, and in-theater life-cycle support. The companies agreed in early October 2025 to pursue the U.S. Navy NGLS concept design RFP together, and earlier MOUs and site visits (Ingalls yard visit in early October; USNS Alan Shepard overhaul in September) are cited as steps in the collaboration.

HII (NYSE: HII) announced that Ingalls Shipbuilding completed the second builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on Oct. 24, 2025, following initial trials in late September.

The ship spent multiple days in the Gulf of America testing main propulsion, hull, mechanical, electrical and combat systems, including the Flight III AN/SPY-6 (V)1 radar and Aegis Baseline 10 combat system, ahead of planned acceptance trials.

Ingalls has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to date and currently has five Flight III destroyers under construction, including DDG 128.

HII (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135) on October 23, 2025 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

The ceremony included ship sponsor Kay Webber Bowen Cochran and Ingalls shipbuilders; a welded steel plate with authenticators' initials will remain aboard for the ship's lifetime. DDG 135 is one of five Flight III destroyers under construction at Ingalls, which has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and has built naval ships at the yard for over 86 years. Photos and program details are available on HII's website.

HII (NYSE: HII) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.38 per share, an increase of $0.03 from the prior quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share paid in each of the last four quarters.

The dividend is payable on Dec. 12, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 28, 2025.