HII's mission technologies division has secured a three-year task order under the U.S. Air Force Analytical and Technical Services contract to help facilitate information sharing among the governments of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. The company said Tuesday it will work with General Dynamics' information technology division to provide email, phone, video and chat capabilities to the Five Eyes alliance under the Pegasus task order.

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The shipbuilding division of HII has commenced the production of the U.S. Navy's newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, named in honor of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran. HII said Thursday the initiation of the fabrication of the USS Thad Cochran signals the shipyard's preparedness to progress with construction, with the initial 100 tons of steel already cut.

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Retired British Army Brig. Gen. Paul Tennant has been appointed as corporate vice president of engagement and international government relations at HII. In his new role, Tennant will work with think tanks, professional organizations, federal entities, academia, consultancies and other groups to progress the company’s objectives, HII announced from Arlington, Virginia on Wednesday.

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HII's Mission Technologies division has inaugurated a new facility in Syracuse, New York, that will specialize in engineering products for command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The new facility is in addition to the company's site in Rome, New York, and brings its total workforce in the state to 200 employees.

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HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has handed over to the U.S. Coast Guard a national security cutter named after the first master chief petty officer of the USCG, Charles Calhoun. Designated as WMSL 759, Calhoun is the 10th Legend-class NSC delivered to the service branch.

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An HII shipbuilding division launched USS Bougainville, the third America-class amphibious assault ship, for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps on Sept. 30. Early last month, Bougainville was transferred to a dry dock via railcars to the company’s floating dry dock, where the team prepared the ship for its launch into the Pascagoula River in Mississippi, HII said Friday.

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Craig Faller, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, has been elected to the board of directors of military shipbuilding company HII. Faller has nearly four decades of military experience and most recently served as commander of U.S. Southern Command, where he helped build U.S. military partnerships with Latin American and Caribbean security forces.

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HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division collaborated with General Dynamics Electric Boat and advanced marine components manufacturer Ammcon to employ 3D printing in the production of parts for nuclear-powered submarines. GDEB and Ammcon helped NNS create a copper-nickel deck drain assembly that was later installed on the Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma.

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HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently held a keel-laying ceremony for the USS Fallujah, an America-class amphibious assault ship. HII announced Wednesday that its keel authentication event was witnessed by officials, including Undersecretary of the Navy Erik Raven and Donna Berger, the wife of former U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. David Berger and the ship's sponsor. More

HII will continue providing the U.S. Navy and foreign allies with services in support of submarine availabilities, facilities and conversion under a $90.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. The Department of Defense said Friday majority of work will be conducted in Newport News, Virginia, until September 2024. It includes engineering, technical and program management support of […] More

HII will continue providing the U.S. Navy and foreign allies with services in support of submarine availabilities, facilities and conversion under a $90.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification. The majority of work will be conducted in Newport News, Virginia, until September 2024.  More

HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has christened the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer named in honor of former Sen. Ted Stevens. Launched Aug. 15, DDG 128 was intended to strengthen the military branch’s operations. It is capable of fighting multiple air, surface and subsurface threats simultaneously as well as conducting peacetime presence, […] More