James Epting, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, was appointed at HII as senior vice president for National Nuclear Security operations and programs for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, according to a LinkedIn post published Sunday. He brings to the role nearly four decades of experience overseeing nuclear operations, policy and programs for NNSA and the […] More

The shipbuilding industry plays a crucial role in the economy, regional development, and national security, particularly by constructing warships. Warships serve multiple military purposes, including deterring enemy attacks and safeguarding the logistics and transportation of military forces by sea. Below is a list of five prominent government military shipbuilders in no particular order. The selection […] More

Todd Borkey is an industry veteran in the technology sector, serving as a top-level executive for nearly two decades. He assumes engineering and management assignments to secure market-leading positions in the government contracting sector. Get to know Todd Borkey, the Chief Technology Officer at HII. Who is Todd Borkey? Todd Borkey has served as HII’s […] More

A General Dynamics subsidiary has tapped General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems business to build, test, manufacture and deliver payload tubes for Virginia-class submarines. General Atomics on Thursday announced the contract, which will help carry out the potential $24 billion U.S. Navy Virginia submarine construction award that General Dynamics Electric Boat won in 2019. General Dynamics EB […] More

An HII shipbuilding division has booked a $567.6 million subcontract modification to obtain long lead items needed to build Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines for the U.S. Navy. General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded the funds for HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding arm to begin material procurement and advance construction work for two new submarines, the military shipbuilder said Tuesday. “This contract modification underscores the […] More

HII‘s Newport News Shipbuilding unit has received additional approval to use additive manufacturing to produce stainless steel pipefittings for the Naval Sea Systems Command’s ships and other platforms. NNS was previously authorized to fabricate other vessel components using 3D printing, HII said Tuesday. NAVSEA initially approved additive manufacturing technical standards in 2018, and installed the first […] More

HII broke ground on the multi-class submarine production facility at its Newport News Shipbuilding division, marking the first phase of construction on the facility. The new naval platform manufacturing plant is one of three new facilities being developed to further support the construction and delivery of Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines., the shipbuilding company said Thursday.  […] More

Chris Kastner, president and CEO of HII, said the mission technologies business accounts for approximately 25 percent of the company’s sales and will “outpace shipbuilding from a growth perspective,” Defense News reported Monday. The Newport News, Virginia-based contractor’s Technical Solutions division became HII Mission Technologies in late March, operating with six business groups: command, control, […] More

HII‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has authenticated the keel of the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas, marking a milestone on the development of another fast attack vessel for the U.S. Navy.  The submarine, or SSN 800, underwent a keel authentication ceremony with sponsors Little Rock Nine, the first African-American students to attend Central High School in Little […] More

Former CACI and Deloitte executive Thomas Sullivan has been appointed chief growth officer at public sector-serving information technology integrator DecisionPoint Corp. In his new role, Sullivan will be tasked with facilitating business development efforts and working to help DecisionPoint capture new contracts through proposals and growth-minded strategy, the Gaithersburg, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday. Brian Flood, president and CEO of DecisionPoint, noted […] More

HII has signed an 11.5-year lease agreement with real estate investment trust JBG Smith for a new office on the National Landing mixed-use property in Arlington, Virginia. The military shipbuilder said Thursday some personnel will relocate to the leased space in the summer of 2023 from an existing company facility in the Navy Yard. Under […] More

HII laid the keel for Enterprise (CVN 80), an Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier that is set to be the ninth U.S. Navy vessel to take on the USS Enterprise moniker. The Newport News Shipbuilding division of HII is responsible for CVN 80 construction and led the lowering of the 688-ton keel unit into the […] More