Joseph Leonard, former chief of staff of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations’ assessment and naval warfare integration segments, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries as its large surface combatant program’s customer affairs corporate director. HII said Friday Leonard will report directly to Dan Holloway, HII’s customer affairs corporate vice president, and will be responsible for the […] More

Battelle will present one of its anti-unmanned aircraft systems devices and several other technology platforms at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Show from May 16 to 18 in Maryland. The nonprofit’s man-portable DroneDefender device works to disrupt small UAS devices through radio control frequency before the drones present a threat to military and civilian activities, Battelle said Tuesday. […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun the fabrication process for the U.S. Navy’s Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) ship named after the first African-American pilot and U.S. Marine Corps general officer. HII said Wednesday the process suggests that the company has already cut 100 tons of steel for integration with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed a 30-day endurance test of the Proteus unmanned undersea vehicle built by the company’s Undersea Solutions Group subsidiary and Battelle. HII said Tuesday Proteus was put in a tank at USG’s Florida facility where nearby computers fed navigational and depth data to the UUV’s autonomy and vehicle control systems to mimic an open water mission. Proteus was submerged […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has christened the 30th guided missile destroyer in the U.S. Navy’s Arleigh-Burke ship class. This ship is named after Medal of Honor awardee Ralph Johnson, who served in the Vietnam war from the age of 19, the company said Saturday. Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said the company aims to build on the company’s other programs such […] More

A PaR Systems subsidiary has concluded a series of tests on an electric aircraft elevator to be installed on the USS John F. Kennedy carrier for the U.S. Navy. PaR Marine will install the elevator for carrier constructor Huntington Ingalls Industries and additional qualification tests will take place sometime in mid-2016, PaR Systems said Thursday. “Passing the performance […] More

The U.S. Navy has demonstrated Raytheon-built computing applications onboard the lead ship in the branch’s Zumwalt class of destroyers. Raytheon said Wednesday the DDG 1000‘s total ship computing environment and engineering control systems functioned during a week-long trial at sea. The TSCE infrastructure comprises a combat management, ship and machinery control, embedded training, damage control and C4I […] More

The Center for a New American Security has appointed nine executives from the defense, consulting and financial industries to the organization’s board of advisers. CNAS said Thursday that each appointee will serve a three-year term and aims to help inform the debate over U.S. national security issues. “Their engagement on key topics will be invaluable to furthering […] More

Frazer Lockhart, vice president for waste operations at the Stoller Newport News Nuclear subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has received an appointment to the Energy Department‘s environmental management advisory board. HII said Friday Lockhart will join 14 other advisory board members who will provide recommendations on relevant corporate matters to the assistant secretary of environmental management […] More

General Dynamics‘ Electric Boat subsidiary and Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division are awaiting the U.S. Navy‘s decision on their proposed teaming arrangement for the Ohio-class submarine replacement program, Defense News reported Monday. Christopher Cavas writes John Casey, executive vice president of marine systems at General Dynamics, said the companies submitted a work-sharing plan to […] More

A subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries will provide integrated logistics support to the U.S. Navy under a potential five-year, $36.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Huntington Ingalls said Thursday AMSEC will support the Navy’s work to develop, maintain and manage hull, mechanical and electrical technical data. The contract also covers electronic publishing support, systems engineering, supply support, training and curriculum development work. AMSEC will perform work in California, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, […] More

Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a U.S. Navy veteran, has accepted the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation’s Lone Sailor Award during an awards ceremony held Thursday in Washington. Huntington Ingalls said Monday the foundation presents the award to individuals who have demonstrated excellence in their careers during or after military service. […] More