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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) has scheduled its second quarter 2025 earnings release and conference call for Thursday, July 31, 2025. The earnings call will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern time and will be accessible via webcast on the company's website.
Key executives participating in the call include Chris Kastner, president and CEO, and Tom Stiehle, executive vice president and CFO. The presentation will include supplementary slides available on HII's website, and investors are advised to review these materials during the call. A replay of the webcast will be available for a limited time after the event.
HII (NYSE: HII) has successfully launched the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) into the James River at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. The submarine has been transferred to a submarine pier for final outfitting, testing and crew certification.
The Arkansas represents a significant milestone as the 27th Virginia-class submarine and will be the 13th delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship's sponsors are the six women of the Little Rock Nine, who made history during school desegregation. The Virginia-class submarines are designed with advanced capabilities to enhance firepower, maneuverability, and stealth for national security purposes.
HII (NYSE: HII) has completed its third annual educator externship program at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, hosting 15 educators from Mississippi Gulf Coast school districts. The two-week program, conducted from June 9-20, 2025, aims to strengthen skilled workforce pipelines and align local education with national defense needs.
The program featured facility tours, job shadowing, and roundtable discussions with shipbuilders and company leadership. A notable addition this year was a virtual welding lab training exercise, allowing educators to experience the same simulation-based training tools used for new shipbuilders. The initiative is part of HII's broader educational investment strategy, which includes the Shipbuilder Academy, technical training in high schools, and partnerships with community colleges.
[]HII (NYSE: HII) has secured a significant multi-year agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. for the production of more than a dozen REMUS 300 small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs). The REMUS 300 platform, which serves as the commercial basis for the U.S. Navy's Lionfish program, features a modular, open-architecture design for multi-mission adaptability.
The agreement strengthens HII's relationship with Japan, a key U.S. ally in the Pacific region. The REMUS 300 platform, currently operational with multiple nations, provides essential mine-hunting capabilities and flexible payload options while ensuring interoperability with partner and allied forces.
HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder, has announced a strategic partnership with C3 AI (NYSE: AI) to implement artificial intelligence solutions across its shipbuilding operations. The collaboration aims to accelerate shipbuilding throughput at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions.
The partnership expands on a successful six-month initial Enterprise AI deployment at Ingalls Shipbuilding, where AI algorithms optimized work schedules and demonstrated significant improvements in schedule performance. The program will now be scaled across HII shipyards, focusing on enhancing planning and scheduling for amphibious ships, destroyers, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and submarines for the U.S. Navy.
The implementation will integrate AI solutions across multiple areas, including planning, operations, supply chain, and labor allocation. The collaboration will also extend to uncrewed vehicle production and sustainment, marking a significant step in the digitization of America's defense industrial base.
HII (NYSE: HII) christened the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The ship honors former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran and POW known for blinking "torture" in Morse code during a televised broadcast in captivity.
The christening ceremony featured Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy Brett Seidle as keynote speaker, with the ship's co-sponsors and daughters of the namesake, Madeleine Denton Doak and Mary Denton Lewis, performing the traditional bottle-breaking ceremony.
The Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer features enhanced capabilities, including the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and Aegis Baseline 10 Combat System. Ingalls has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to date, with five Flight IIIs currently under construction.