Barbara Niland, chief financial officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has highlighted how the company manages its supply chain and competes for government ship-building programs, the CFO Journal reported Friday. Niland told the journal’s John Kester that Huntington Ingalls maintains a long-term relationship with the company’s suppliers and makes advance payments. “Because we build a carrier [that] […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Andy Green and Michael S. Smith as the newest members of its corporate development team. Green is now vice president of shipbuilding while Smith takes on the VP role for nuclear and environmental services, working closely with Newport News Energy to execute projects for clients in the public and private […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division will use QinetiQ‘s Paramarine Ship and Submersible Design Software for ship design and construction work on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and carry out research and development in submarine systems. QinetiQ said Monday HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding will deploy Paramarine to function as naval architectural software and use Team Paramarine License for multiple users. The license package is designed […] 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

Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed a series of acceptance sea trials for the fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, named “Hamilton.” Richard Schenk, Huntington Ingalls’ vice president of program management and test and trials, said Monday “the ship is ready to enter the service and start performing key Coast Guard missions.” The company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding […] 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

Northrop Grumman will add new systems into Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers under $41 million in new contracts from Huntington Ingalls Industries, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and the U.S. Navy. Northrop said Wednesday it will build and test five integrated bridge and navigation systems under an $11 million contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command. The company will also deliver […] More

Siemens will invest $1 billion in software grants for manufacturing programs in seven community colleges, universities and education centers in Virginia, giving students access to the same tools used in real-world factories around the world. “Manufacturing is the most sophisticated, forward-looking and innovative business function in the world today, and we need to let students, parents […] More