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HII reported third quarter 2024 results with revenues of $2.7 billion, down 2.4% year-over-year. Net earnings were $101 million with diluted EPS of $2.56, compared to $148 million and $3.70 in Q3 2023. Operating margin decreased to 3.0% from 6.1% last year. The company updated its FY24 outlook, expecting shipbuilding revenue of approximately $8.8B with operating margin between 5.0-6.0%, and free cash flow between $0-$100M. Performance was impacted by labor inefficiencies, supply chain issues, and uncertainty around Navy contract agreements.

HII (NYSE: HII) has announced a quarterly dividend increase of $0.05, raising the payment to $1.35 per share from the previous $1.30. The dividend will be paid on December 13, 2024, to shareholders of record as of November 29, 2024. This increase represents the company's commitment to delivering shareholder value through consistent dividend payments.

HII (NYSE: HII) has awarded 194 new scholarships and renewed 94 existing ones through its annual scholarship fund for the 2024-2025 school year. The program, in its ninth year, has distributed over $3.6 million across 1,555 scholarships, benefiting more than 700 employees' children. The awards include 30 scholarships for four-year college programs, 20 for two-year degree or vocational programs, and 50 for early childhood school-readiness programs. Individual awards range from $1,500 for two-year programs to $3,000 annually for four-year and early childhood programs. The fund is administered through Scholarship America with an independent selection process based on academic merit and financial need.

HII's Mission Technologies division announced a reorganization from six to four operational groups, effective October 28, 2024. The new structure includes: All-Domain Operations (led by Todd Gentry), Global Security (led by Michael Lempke), Warfare Systems (led by Grant Hagen), and Uncrewed Systems (led by Duane Fotheringham). The division reported strong financial performance with $2.7 billion in revenues for 2023, showing 13% organic growth, and $1.5 billion in revenue for H1 2024, representing a 19% organic growth increase year-over-year.

HII (NYSE: HII) has promoted John Bell to chief technology officer (CTO) for its Mission Technologies division. This appointment aligns the Mission Technologies CTO office with the corporate CTO office, supporting rapid growth, cross-division opportunities, and the adoption of Industry 4.0 capabilities like AI, Big Data, and Robotics.

Bell, with 29 years of experience at HII, previously served as the technical director for Mission Technologies' Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Solutions business group. He has led R&D in networks, information systems, communications, cybersecurity, and advanced modeling for weapons, sensors, and C5ISR systems. Bell was key in developing LVC enterprise programs including the Navy Continuous Training Environment, Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations, and Joint Staff J7 Joint Training Synthetic.

HII announced that 15 of its employees across three divisions have been recognized at the 2024 annual Women of Color STEM Conference. The awards highlight their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Recipients were honored in four categories: Special Achievement, Technology Rising Star, Top Women in Finance, and Technology All Star.

Notable awardees include Dr. Sondia Christian from Ingalls Shipbuilding (Special Achievement Award), Janice Hunter from Newport News Shipbuilding (Technology All Star Award), and Pamela Pierce from Newport News Shipbuilding (Top Women in Finance). Additionally, 12 HII employees were recognized as Technology Rising Stars.

HII's CEO, Chris Kastner, expressed pride in the employees' achievements, emphasizing their commitment to excellence in STEM and fostering diversity and innovation. The recognition underscores HII's dedication to developing and recognizing top talent in STEM fields and promoting an inclusive work environment.

HII's Mission Technologies division has been selected to lead one of four new microelectronics projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. The project, awarded in collaboration with the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons (SCMC) Hub, focuses on developing the first broadband Digital Direct Waveform Synthesizer (DDWS) solution. This highly programmable technology offers high-speed communication links, direct data acquisition, secure storage, and a root-of-trust processing environment.

The DDWS project aims to create a highly integrated, ruggedized, reliable, and low-size, weight, power and cost module for Department of Defense applications, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. HII will lead a team consisting of Purdue University, Marvell Government Solutions, NHanced Semiconductors, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Naval Surface Warfare Center – Crane Division. The project is expected to advance performance in cognitive radar, electromagnetic warfare, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic signal intelligence systems.

HII's Mission Technologies division has been awarded a $75 million task order by the U.S. Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity. The contract is for systems engineering support for integrated training systems used onboard ships to enhance combat preparedness for sailors.

The HII team will create interfaces between live, virtual and constructive (LVC) networks and combat systems like the Aegis integrated naval weapons system. This will enable sailors to train at their shipboard weapons systems console, replicating combat situations whether the ship is underway or pierside. The team will also conduct modeling and simulation to support testing and readiness exercise performance and assessment.

The work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., building on HII's two decades of similar work for the U.S. Navy. This modern approach to military training aims to deliver a strategic advantage for the nation.

HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully launched the first LPD Flight II, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30). This marks a significant milestone in the ship's journey towards operational readiness. The Ingalls team moved Harrisburg from land to the company's floating dry dock using translation railcars and completed final prep work for launch.

Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson emphasized the importance of this launch in supporting national security and fielding capability to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps partners. The launch follows a recent amphibious multi-ship procurement contract for three San Antonio-class ships (LPD 33-35) and a contract modification for the next America-class large-deck amphibious ship (LHA 10). Ingalls currently has two Flight II LPDs under construction, including Harrisburg (LPD 30) and Pittsburgh (LPD 31), with pre-construction activities underway for Philadelphia (LPD 32).