Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has christened the USS John Warner (SSN 785), the first Virginia-class submarine to be named after a living person – former Senator and Navy Secretary John Warner. Warner’s wife Jeanne led the christening ceremony as the ship’s sponsor, the company said Monday. “American technological innovation and manufacturing skill have always been some of our most […] More

Jim Gildea and Charles Neff of Huntington Ingalls Industries have received recognition from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for assisting employees with their military commitment. Gildea, vice president and chief counsel of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, and Neff, HII senior staff counsel, were nominated for the Patriot Awards by Leila Garcia, an NNS […] More

General Dynamics Electric Boat has delivered a new Virginia-class nuclear submarine to the U.S. Navy ahead of its commissioning in October as the first of eight vessels in the Block III group. The North Dakota (SSN-784) attack submarine is the 11th ship of its class that Electric Boat has built with Huntington Ingalls Industries‘  Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary, General Dynamics said Friday. Kurt Hesch, Electric Boat […] More

Ken Mahler, Newport News Shipbuilding vice president of Navy programs, said the Huntington Ingalls Industries division continues to build ties with the USS Abraham Lincoln crew as they moved closer to completing the refueling and overhaul of the aircraft carrier. “Since we began the (project)… we’ve been working side by side (with the sailors) to […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Mark Warner at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding facility this week in Virginia to showcase the company’s manufacturing and defense supply work. The company said Wednesday the visit also included a tour of HII’s submarine construction plant, where the PCU John Warner submarine is currently under construction. “We always welcome the opportunity to host our […] More

The U.S. Navy has completed alpha sea trials of a nuclear-powered attack submarine General Dynamics Electric Boat designed and built for the service. Navy and Electric Boat personnel tested North Dakota‘s ability to operate on and below the surface and evaluated its propulsion system’s mission capability, General Dynamics said Wednesday. “It was an outstanding effort […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has tested the anchor windlass system of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier prior to its turnover to the U.S. Navy in 2016. The Newport News Shipbuilding division performed the testing by adding weight to the anchor and retrieving the anchor and chain using Ford’s windlass system, Huntington Ingalls said Tuesday. “By […] More

Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, recently visited Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding facility for a look into the construction process and progress on two aircraft carriers. HII said Thursday Kendall was given a 3-D model demonstration of the adjustments to the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier based on results from work on the Gerald […] More

A Huntington Ingalls Industries division is partnering with Old Dominion University on a joint apprentice and degree program where students will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree while completing a marine engineer apprenticeship, Huntington Ingalls said Wednesday. Newport News Shipbuilding says it will provide on-the-job engineering experience on some of the most complex […] More

Newport News Shipbuilding has won an economic impact award from the Economics Club of Hampton for its $5.5 billion economic contribution in the Norfolk, Va. area. The Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit was given the award at a March 21 luncheon at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, the company announced Friday. “We are fortunate to live […] More

Six Newport News Shipbuilding and two Ingalls Shipbuilding engineers were honored at the 2018 Black Engineer of the Year Award STEM Global Competitive Conference achievements in promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The engineers received the awards during the conference in Washington that took place Feb. 6 through Feb. 8, Huntington Ingalls, the parent company […] More

The U.S. Navy and HII showcased a new concept to deploy a large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle from an amphibious ship using the company-made Pharos system. Naval Sea Systems Command said Monday the branch’s Snakehead LDUUV prototype was demonstrated in conjunction with HII’s launch and recovery platform in October at a test facility run by the […] More