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) 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.
HII (HII) achieved preliminary acceptance of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), ahead of formal delivery to the U.S. Navy.
The milestone follows acceptance trials completed in August. It allows the Navy to begin underway testing of the carrier’s systems and the crew to gain operational proficiency. The carrier departed Newport News Shipbuilding on September 29 and will transition to Naval Station Norfolk.
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted members of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday.
Commission members toured ship production and training areas, including the destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), a virtual reality welding lab and the Maritime Training Academy. Ingalls has 13 ships in construction and plans three deliveries in the next year. The visit was part of the commission’s review of naval force structure, shipbuilding performance and industrial-base needs. Public hearings began in March 2026, and initial findings are expected in January 2027.
HII (HII) has expanded its Pocasset, Massachusetts unmanned systems production facility by 25%, adding 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
The site now totals 50,000 square feet to build and integrate autonomous maritime systems, including REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles and ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels. The expansion adds production capacity for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle, based on the REMUS 300 platform, and will support REMUS 620 production and integration of Odyssey Autonomous Control Solutions software. HII employs about 300 people in Pocasset, having added 50 staff in 2026, and has delivered more than 750 REMUS vehicles to customers in over 30 countries.
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.