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  • HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Christens Navy's New Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship
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    HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Christens Navy’s New Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship

    HII has christened the U.S. Navy's third America-class amphibious assault ship, named after Bougainville Island in the Solomons in honor of a World War 2 campaign that dismantled the Japanese stronghold. Ellyn Dunford, wife of former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Joe Dunford Jr., sponsored the christening of USS Bougainville, the company said Saturday.

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  • HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Lays Keel of Future USS Fallujah - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Ingalls Shipbuilding Lays Keel of Future USS Fallujah

    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 Christens Navy's 25th Virginia-Class Attack Submarine at Newport News Shipyard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Christens Navy’s 25th Virginia-Class Attack Submarine at Newport News Shipyard

    HII‘s Newport News Shipbuilding division has christened Massachusetts (SSN 798), the U.S. Navy’s 25th Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine built to conduct open-ocean and littoral missions. SSN 798 is the 12th submarine in the Virginia class that NNS built for the service branch, HII said Saturday. The christening ceremony was held outside of the module outfitting […] More

  • HII Lays Keel of Future USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Lays Keel of Future USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier

    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