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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's (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted its third annual Community Partner Workshop in Pascagoula, Mississippi, bringing together over 50 nonprofit organizations from the Gulf Coast region. The event focused on strengthening community partnerships and improving nonprofit effectiveness through interactive sessions on AI implementation, grant writing, and organizational storytelling.
As Mississippi's largest manufacturing employer, Ingalls awarded 15 community grants totaling $20,000 during the event, supporting programs in education, workforce development, and quality of life initiatives along the Gulf Coast. The workshop demonstrates Ingalls' commitment to fostering strong community relationships and supporting their shipbuilders and their families through various nonprofit partnerships.
HII (NYSE: HII) is significantly expanding its shipbuilding capacity through strategic partnerships and distributed manufacturing. The company has doubled its outsourced hours in 2025 and plans to quadruple them within two years. HII's structural assembly network now includes 23 partner companies and continues to grow.
Key developments include the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Goose Creek, South Carolina for submarine modules and aircraft carrier units, and partnerships with six different shipbuilding partners for Arleigh Burke-class destroyer construction. The company has also formed international partnerships with Hyundai Heavy Industries and Babcock International Group to enhance production efficiency.
HII (NYSE: HII) and Babcock International Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate HII's REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) with Babcock's submarine Weapon Handling and Launch Systems (WHLS). The partnership aims to enable autonomous launch and recovery of UUVs through submarine torpedo tubes.
The collaboration builds on their 2023 strategic partnership and follows the U.S. Navy's successful forward-deployed UUV launch and recovery via torpedo tube using an HII REMUS. Babcock's WHLS technology is currently utilized by submarine fleets in the UK, Canada, Australia, Spain, and South Korea. HII has sold over 700 REMUS vehicles to more than 30 countries, including 14 NATO members, with a 90% service retention rate over 23 years.
HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder, has partnered with Shield AI to advance modular, cross-domain mission autonomy solutions. The partnership combines Shield AI's Hivemind mission autonomy software with HII's Odyssey suite to develop next-generation autonomous systems.
Hivemind enables unmanned systems to execute complex missions in GPS and communications-denied environments, while Odyssey has proven success with over 6,000 operational hours across more than 35 Unmanned Surface Vehicle platforms. The collaboration will initially focus on unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and later expand to unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs), including HII's REMUS line.
HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder, has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of its 750th REMUS unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), specifically a REMUS 300 model, for the German Navy. The REMUS platform has demonstrated remarkable success with deployments in over 30 countries, including 14 NATO members.
The system's proven reliability is evidenced by over 90% of units remaining in service after 23 years. REMUS vehicles serve multiple critical missions including mine countermeasures, hydrographic survey, intelligence gathering, and environmental monitoring. The platform's open architecture enables rapid payload integration and mission-specific configurations, recently demonstrating successful launch and recovery capabilities from Virginia-class nuclear submarine torpedo tubes.
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, focusing on workforce development and national security initiatives. The visit included a shipyard tour and a roundtable discussion at The Apprentice School.
The Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School, funded by HII, offers tuition-free apprenticeships lasting 4-8 years in 19 trades and 7 optional programs. The school accepts over 200 apprentices annually, providing paid 40-hour work weeks including academic classes.
NNS is collaborating with the Navy's Maritime Industrial Base office and Hampton Roads Workforce Council to strengthen the regional talent pipeline, supporting the U.S. Navy's increasing demand for nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers.
HII (NYSE: HII) and Thales have successfully integrated and tested Thales' SAMDIS 600 sonar with HII's REMUS 620 medium unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The integration was demonstrated through a field exercise at HII's Pocasset facility in Massachusetts in August 2025.
The collaboration combines Thales' multi-aspect synthetic aperture SAMDIS 600 sonar technology with HII's modular, long-endurance REMUS 620 UUV to enhance autonomous mine detection, classification, and imaging capabilities. This integration aims to strengthen undersea security, mine countermeasures, and subsea infrastructure monitoring for naval forces and partners globally.
HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder, has unveiled ROMULUS, a new family of AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels powered by the Odyssey Autonomous Control System. The flagship ROMULUS 190, currently under construction, is a 190-foot vessel capable of speeds over 25 knots with a range of 2,500 nautical miles.
The vessel features Odyssey software, which has demonstrated performance on over 35 USV platforms with 6,000+ operational hours. When paired with HII's REMUS unmanned undersea vehicles, ROMULUS creates a powerful dual-domain solution for naval operations. The system integrates technologies from Shield AI, Applied Intuition, and C3 AI for enhanced autonomy and supports multi-mission capabilities including counter-unmanned air systems, ISR, and strike operations.
HII (NYSE: HII) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Compass Award for Compliance, recognizing five employees across its divisions for their contributions to the company's ethics and compliance culture. Paul C. Harris, HII's executive vice president and chief sustainability and compliance officer, emphasized how these employees demonstrate leadership in accountability and risk reduction.
The award recipients include Susie Bacon and Shay Brown from HII corporate, Megan Weaver from Mission Technologies, Gil Rustin from Ingalls Shipbuilding, and Michael Reilley from Newport News Shipbuilding. The Compass Award is part of HII's broader compliance initiatives, which include performance-related measures and incentives to promote ethical behavior throughout the organization.
HII (NYSE: HII) has awarded 193 scholarships to employees' dependent children for the 2025-2026 academic year through its scholarship fund. The program, administered by Scholarship America, distributed 100 new scholarships including 30 for four-year degrees, 20 for two-year degrees, and 50 for early childhood programs, while renewing 93 existing scholarships.
Scholarship amounts range from $1,500 to $3,000 annually, with the fund having provided over $4.7 million in support through 1,766 scholarships to more than 1,000 students over its 10-year history. The selection process is based on academic merit and financial need, independently managed by Scholarship America to ensure fairness.