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) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, July 30, and host an earnings conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern time that day. The call will be webcast live on the company’s website and supported by investor presentation slides.
According to HII, listeners are encouraged to review the slides on the investor relations site while following the webcast. Replays of the call will be available on the company’s website for a limited time.
HII (NYSE:HII) announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division will host the christening of the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), a Flight III Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer, on Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
The event is closed to the public but will be livestreamed. Media must RSVP by noon July 8, 2026, and can attend a preview day on July 10 for site access, b-roll, and interviews with the ship’s sponsor and Ingalls leadership.
HII (NYSE:HII) announced that its Mission Technologies division has two products, GRIMM and VIPER, assessed as “awardable” in the U.S. Department of War CDAO Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.
These spectrum dominance and electromagnetic modeling tools support AI/ML training, cognitive electronic warfare and counter-UAS missions, and are now more accessible to eligible government customers.
HII (HII) received an option year production contract for the U.S. Navy’s Lionfish small unmanned undersea vehicle, based on the REMUS 300 platform. Lionfish supports mine countermeasures, ISR, anti-submarine and electronic warfare missions.
The five-year program could reach up to 200 vehicles with a total contract value of over $347 million. By the end of 2025, 42 Lionfish vehicles had been completed at HII’s Pocasset facility. Lionfish is described as the Navy’s first OTA prototype-to-production transition and the first and only cyber-compliant unmanned underwater vehicle currently in production for the service.
HII (NYSE:HII) added Halimar Shipyard to its ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel production network. Halimar will build complete ROMULUS 151 vessels alongside Breaux Brothers in Louisiana, expanding scalable Gulf Coast capacity, supporting distributed shipbuilding, and helping meet growing U.S. Navy and allied demand for autonomous maritime capabilities.
HII (NYSE:HII) announced the start of fabrication for the future USS John F. Lehman (DDG 137), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
The company is using a distributed shipbuilding model with six partner yards and plans to outsource over 2.5 million shipbuilding hours in 2026.
HII (NYSE:HII) and the U.S. Navy opened the Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter (CROW) at Newport News Shipbuilding on June 26, 2026. The 80,000-square-foot facility sits mid-yard between the dry dock and outfitting pier, supporting refueling and complex overhauls of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
CROW offers dedicated office space and quality-of-service areas for sailors and shipbuilders, providing a modern environment outside the heavy industrial area to support well-being and warfighting readiness during RCOH work.
HII (NYSE:HII) received a $418 million, five-year IDIQ contract from Naval Sea Systems Command to support U.S. Navy fleet operational readiness. HII’s Mission Technologies division will repair and maintain shipboard elevators, cargo handling equipment and related systems on aircraft carriers and amphibious ships worldwide.
HII (NYSE:HII) delivered the first REMUS 130 unmanned underwater vehicle to a U.S. ally, introducing the third-generation evolution of the REMUS 100 series.
REMUS 130 adds modernized electronics, open-architecture interfaces, modular payloads, and HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System to a compact, two-person-portable UUV platform.
HII (NYSE:HII) hosted its second DefenseTech LIVE 2026 event in McLean, Virginia, bringing together defense leaders, technologists, and mission partners.
The event featured 25+ tech demos, expert panels, and discussions on open architecture, autonomy, resilient C2, and multi-domain operations, emphasizing collaboration and rapid, mission-driven innovation.