Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, took a tour at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division to view work on nuclear-powered vessels.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries received a two-year, $40M contract modification to perform additional refueling and complex overhaul work for the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier.

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Don Hamadyk, director of research and development at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been appointed chairman of the executive control board for the National Shipbuilding Research Program.

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Engineers at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding business have started using laser scanners and other digital technologies to develop blueprints of aircraft carriers, submarines and other vessels to speed up ship design, construction and maintenance work, Defense One reported Sunday. Chris Miner, vice president of in-service carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding, said digital data will help the company achieve business transformation.

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Four Virginia representatives observed construction and production efforts at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding facility on Friday during their shipyard tour.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries has landed the final part of a new main mast for the U.S. Navy's sixth Nimitz-class USS George Washington aircraft carrier.

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Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, told analysts Thursday that this a “very exciting time in shipbuilding” amid HII’s recent contract wins, USNI News reported Thursday. “Orders are in the book and the team can get cut loose to execute those orders,” he told analysts during the company’s earnings call.

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The U.S. Navy has accepted a 3D-printed metal component from Huntington Ingalls Industries for installation on the service branch’s USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.

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The Department of Defense on Monday notified Congress that it would proceed with a block buy of two aircraft carriers in a move that could pave the way for the U.S. Navy to award the contract by the end of January, USNI News reported Wednesday. “The Navy has reached a price agreement with Huntington Ingalls […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has installed a new radar structure on a nuclear-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carrier as part of a $2.8B refueling and complex overhaul project. Installation of the radar tower indicated that RCOH work on the service branch’s Nimitz-class USS George Washington is 25 percent complete, HII said Friday. The Navy selected […] More

A shipbuilding division of Huntington Indalls Industries has introduced a program to offer startup funds for nonprofit organizations that aim to address key community needs in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. HII said Friday its Newport News Shipbuilding business will support projects in the areas of education and workforce development, environmental stewardship, inclusion and diversity, and health, wellness, safety and human services […] More

The Commonwealth of Virginia has partnered with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division in efforts to recruit up to 7,000 shipbuilders over the next five years. HII said Tuesday it will coordinate with several state agencies and regional community colleges to facilitate hiring of new workers who can help build Ford-class aircraft carriers, Virginia-class submarines and Columbia-class […] More