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News for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) centers on its role as a global, all-domain defense provider and the nation’s largest military shipbuilder. Coverage highlights how HII’s shipbuilding divisions and Mission Technologies business support U.S. and allied defense priorities through advanced surface combatants, nuclear-powered submarines, unmanned systems and integrated defense technologies.
Readers can follow updates on major shipbuilding milestones, such as delivery of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers like Ted Stevens (DDG 128), construction progress on Virginia-class submarines such as Oklahoma (SSN 802), and work on aircraft carriers and Zumwalt-class destroyers. News also covers new contracts and design awards, including HII’s selection to design and build the U.S. Navy’s future small surface combatant based on the Legend-class national security cutter.
The HII news flow also reflects the company’s growing unmanned and autonomy portfolio. Articles detail developments in the REMUS family of unmanned underwater vehicles, ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels powered by the Odyssey Autonomous Control System, and demonstrations of automated launch and recovery systems such as Sea Launcher. Expansion of unmanned operations in Europe, including the enlarged Portchester, U.K. facility, and participation in international frameworks like AUKUS also feature prominently.
Investors and defense observers can track mission technologies and missile defense work, including HII’s Mission Technologies division being awarded a position on the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD contract vehicle, opening opportunities in directed energy, command and control integration, cyber, microelectronics and live/virtual/constructive training. Regular visits from senior U.S. and allied defense leaders to HII’s shipyards, along with updates on workforce initiatives, industrial base investments and distributed shipbuilding, provide additional context on how HII supports long-term naval and security objectives. Bookmark this page for an organized view of contract awards, program milestones and strategic partnerships affecting HII.
HII (NYSE: HII) named Daniel Marks vice president of contracts and pricing at Ingalls Shipbuilding, effective Jan. 26, 2026. Marks succeeds Stephen Fitts, who moved to vice president of supply chain management at Ingalls following Scott Weldon’s retirement at the end of December 2025 after 25 years of service. Marks will oversee contract administration, estimating and pricing, and export/import licensing and compliance, and will report to Keith Munn, Ingalls vice president of business management and CFO.
Marks joined HII in 2007 and has held roles including cost estimating manager, finance manager, LPD business manager, and director of business management.
HII (NYSE: HII) marked one year of Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations in Goose Creek, S.C., after an asset acquisition closing in January 2025. The site delivered its first unit within the first 40 days as NNS Charleston Operations and has exceeded 2025 production targets while ramping submarine and carrier work. The facility sits on 45 acres with > 480,000 sq ft of covered manufacturing space, offers barge and rail access, and capacity to expand. HII is pursuing a distributed shipbuilding model, partnering with 23 shipyards and fabricators and evaluating adding another U.S. shipyard to increase throughput.
HII (NYSE: HII) reported that Ingalls Shipbuilding completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) on Jan. 21, 2026 following an extensive modernization availability that began after the ship arrived at Pascagoula in Aug. 2023.
Key work completed includes integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system and replacement of the original twin 155mm Advanced Gun Systems with new missile tubes; the ship was undocked in Dec. 2024 before sea trials. Ingalls said similar CPS integration is underway for USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002), while USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) is scheduled for a future CPS availability.
HII (NYSE: HII) said its Mission Technologies division was named among 12 firms on the 10-year, $25.4 billion Advanced Technology Support Program V (ATSP5) multiple-award IDIQ contract awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity on Jan 20, 2026.
ATSP5 provides rapid, flexible access across the U.S. Department of Defense and civilian agencies for advanced microelectronics, engineering, prototyping, modernization and anti-obsolescence solutions. HII noted its engineers will support hardware and software workstreams including reverse engineering, assurance, prototyping, integration, testing and limited production using HII-developed tools and a model-based approach.
HII (NYSE: HII) announced that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a Missile Defense Agency SHIELD indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $151 billion ceiling on Jan. 13, 2026. The enterprise IDIQ covers a broad range of work areas to accelerate delivery of capabilities to the warfighter.
For HII, the award creates opportunities across directed energy, command-and-control integration, data and cyber operations, microelectronics, spectrum management, live/virtual/constructive training, logistics and sustainment, leveraging Mission Technologies’ expertise.
HII (NYSE: HII) demonstrated shipboard automated launch and recovery of a REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle using its Sea Launcher system on Jan. 13, 2026.
HII validated an end-to-end autonomous launch and recovery sequence with a representative REMUS configured for real-world mission conditions, mirroring recovery procedures used in U.S. Navy and allied deployments. The test highlights integration with HII ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels and aims to reduce sailor risk, expand mission range, and improve operational availability in contested or high-sea-state environments.
HII (NYSE: HII) on Jan. 12, 2026 announced it doubled the size of its Portchester, U.K. unmanned facility to strengthen regional support for REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles and to serve as a European hub for Mission Technologies.
The site will provide operational, technical and logistics support, expand sustainment and training for U.K. and European partners, prepare for deployment of ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (availability in 2026), and is staffed by U.K. employees to drive jobs and supplier engagement.
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle, and Commandant Gen. Eric Smith at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Jan. 7, 2026, for a shipyard tour and discussions on workforce initiatives and the Navy’s “Golden Fleet.”
Key points: Ingalls is supporting early engineering for the Navy’s next battleship and was selected to design and construct the Navy’s future small surface combatant (SSC) based on the Legend-class cutter design. Leadership toured production, including amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) and delivered destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128). HII has invested more than $1 billion in Ingalls infrastructure, facilities, and advanced toolsets to expand capacity and increase shipbuilding throughput.
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.