HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding unit has wrapped up acceptance trials for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer that is one of five ships for the U.S. Navy currently in the production phase. DDG 123 is set to be the second destroyer to be named after Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the first woman […] More

HII and Markesman Group have established a joint venture through the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program to advance the delivery of cybersecurity platforms to defense market customers. The two companies said Monday they will work together under the business name Tuple and support the Department of Defense’s cybersecurity mission by combining HII’s experience in the […] More

Doug Jankovich, a more than two-decade U.S. Air Force veteran, was appointed as vice president of international strategy and growth at HII‘s mission technologies business arm, according to a LinkedIn post on Sunday.  The executive most recently served as VP of strategy and growth at the military shipbuilding company and was a VP of business […] More

Chris Bishop, chief growth officer of HII’s Mission Technologies division, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent growth initiatives, such as the recent DMATS award win, and how the influence of emerging technologies is impacting the government and federal landscape in today’s day and age during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full interview with Chris Bishop […] More

Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of HII Mission Technologies, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the current set of challenges to keep pace with the speed of innovation as well as the significant contributions that HII Mission Technologies has made to the federal landscape and what the future holds during the latest Executive Spotlight interview. You can read the full […] More

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of HII, will help the U.S. Navy ensure that combat systems are operational for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) under a $41.6 million contract. The cost-incentive-fee contract provides for fleet industrial efforts to ensure the third and final Zumwalt-class destroyer constructed for the service branch is ready to […] 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

The National Nuclear Security Administration has exercised five option years on a potential 10-year, $5 billion site support contract with a joint venture of HII, Jacobs and Honeywell International. Mission Support and Test Services will continue to run the Nevada National Security Site in Nye County through Nov. 30, 2027, after the agency determined the extension was the […] More

Jonathan Mathers, a former HII senior executive, has joined Earth observation and satellite imagery company Planet as a business development manager responsible for overseeing Department of Defense and intelligence community projects. Mathers previously served as a senior business development manager at HII focused on identifying opportunities for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and […] More

HII has secured a potential six-year, $79 million task order from the U.S. Air Force to provide live, virtual and constructive training capabilities in support of the Mobility Air Force Distributed Mission Operations. The company said Thursday its mission technologies division will deliver cybersecurity, network engineering, standards development and logistics to support a wide range […] More

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 9, 2022 — HII’s mission technologies division has secured a potential five-year, $826 million task order for decisive mission actions and technology services in support of military services, research laboratories and other Department of Defense organizations, GovCon Wire reported. “We are proud to partner with the Department of Defense and its […] More

An HII business unit has received a one-year, $15.3 million contract to help the U.S. Marine Corps develop plans and policies, for responding to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive events. HII Defense and Federal Solutions will provide other technical services to the branch’s CBRNE Consequence Management Program, the Department of Defense said Monday. The group will […] More