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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) 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.
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted leaders from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Oct. 20, 2025 for a three-day engagement to advance the memorandum of understanding signed in April. Executives exchanged shipbuilding technology and manufacturing insights covering commercial and military opportunities, toured Ingalls’ yard, and observed robotic and modern production capabilities. Company leaders said the visit aims to increase efficiency, accelerate U.S. Navy ship deliveries, deepen collaboration, and strengthen the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
HII (NYSE: HII) will release its third quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 and host an earnings conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. Participants include Chris Kastner, president and CEO, and Tom Stiehle, EVP and CFO. The call will be webcast live on HII's website and accompanied by slides posted on the company site; listeners are encouraged to view the slides during the call. Replays of the call will be available on the website for a limited time.
HII (NYSE: HII) announced that Newport News Shipbuilding completed initial sea trials for the Virginia‑class attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) on Oct. 7, 2025.
Over several days at sea, the NNS and Navy team tested systems and components, including the submarine’s first submergence and high‑speed maneuvers on the surface and submerged. The testing program will continue at NNS ahead of delivery to the U.S. Navy. Massachusetts is the 25th Virginia‑class submarine and will be the 12th delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding; the boat was christened in May 2023.
HII (NYSE: HII), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and NUWC Division Newport completed the first recovery of a second‑generation REMUS 620 into a Virginia‑class submarine torpedo tube fixture on Oct 6, 2025 at Seneca Lake.
The joint team completed integration of WHOI’s Yellow Moray torpedo tube launch and recovery technology into REMUS 620 in under seven months, validated autonomous docking with a SAFECAP capsule, and demonstrated reverse swimout launch and safe separation.
HII (NYSE: HII) on October 2, 2025 named Roger Kelly vice president of contracts and pricing at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).
Kelly succeeds Matt Mulherin Jr., who moved to vice president of supply chain and strategic sourcing at NNS. Kelly will oversee contracts, pricing, and export/import licensing and compliance and will report to Don Godwin, NNS vice president of business management and CFO. Kelly joined HII in 1999, supported the Virginia-class submarine program, and previously served as director of contracts and pricing. He holds a civil engineering degree and an MBA from Old Dominion University.