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Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers Hangar for DDG 1001

26 September 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite hangar that will be used on the U.S. Navy’s second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001). “Our shipbuilders’ performance on this hangar composite construction has allowed us to deliver it nine days ahead of the commitment made last year,” […]

USA: ASEM 2012 Engineering Manager of the Year Selected

1 November 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Jennifer Boykin, vice president of engineering and design for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been selected as the American Society for Engineering Management’s (ASEM) 2012 Engineering Manager of the Year. “I work with some of the greatest engineering managers in the world, so I am very humbled by […]

HII: Gerald R. Ford Gets Its 30-Ton Propellers

4 October 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has put on significant weight in the dry dock at its Newport News Shipbuilding division with the installation of four 30-ton bronze propellers. At 21 feet in diameter, each propeller spins to push the aircraft carrier through the water. “Installation […]

HII Hosts Apprentice School Graduation (USA)

7 February 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted commencement exercises Saturday for the company’s Apprentice School located at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). The graduation, held at the Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, celebrated the achievements of 161 apprentices representing 26 trades. “No matter what trade you are in, as an apprentice graduate, you are among an elite […]

Ingalls Shipbuilding Opens Maritime Training Academy

7 November 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially opened the company’s brand-new, 70,000 square-foot Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The building, named for the former Mississippi governor, will serve as the training epicenter for Ingalls’ apprentice program and will also help bolster the number of students. “Today symbolizes the state’s […]

HII Closes Its Gulfport Facility (USA)

5 September 2013

Business & Finance

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday the closure of its Gulfport Composite Center of Excellence in Gulfport, Miss. “This is a difficult but necessary decision,” said HII President and CEO Mike Petters. “Due to the reduction in the Zumwalt-class (DDG 1000) ship construction and the recent U.S. Navy decision to use steel products on Lyndon B. […]

Newport News Shipbuilding Slashes 480 Jobs

16 September 2015

Business & Finance

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HHI), has started the layoff process of 480 employees. “While this is a very difficult decision, it is a necessary step to effectively control our costs and successfully manage our business during a decline in work. It is something we take very seriously and is a […]

Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers Third NSCs to U.S. Coast Guard

4 September 2011

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the third National Security Cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard. A shipboard ceremony officially transferred ownership of Stratton (WMSL 752) from Ingalls to the Coast Guard. “Today we deliver another great ship to our nation’s Coast Guard and celebrate the ingenuity and craftsmanship of […]

New Vice President and General Manager for Avondale Industries

22 May 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager of Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of HII’s energy infrastructure business in Avondale, La., including production operations, human resources, business management, engineering and design, facilities management, and fabrication. Mathieu will work in […]

HII Announces New Appointments

4 June 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that Don Perkins has been named vice president of contracts and pricing for the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Operationally, Perkins’ organization is responsible for contract administration, proposal formulation, estimating, pricing, negotiations, contract awards and change orders, as well as management of contractual risks and mitigation strategies. Perkins’ shipbuilding experience began […]

NNS’ Apprentice School Graduates 137 Shipbuilders

4 March 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted commencement exercises Saturday for the company’s Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. The graduation, held at the Liberty Baptist Church Worship Center in Hampton, celebrated 137 apprentices representing 18 trades and four advanced programs. Forty-four apprentices completed an optional, advanced program, and 44 apprentices graduated with honors. Seven apprentices graduated with […]

Newport News Shipbuilding New Office in Aiken, S.C. Opened

22 January 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has opened a field office in Aiken, S.C. NNS leadership joined community leaders this morning to officially open the office with a ribbon-cutting event. “While shipbuilding remains our primary business, we are expanding our efforts into DoE and commercial energy work, and we believe this new field […]

USA: HII Inaugurates New Office in Houston

6 February 2013

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday, February 5, that it is opening an office in Houston, Texas, for business development efforts to pursue opportunities in the energy infrastructure market for its Avondale subsidiary. “We have a great workforce at Avondale with unique engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have been demonstrated for many decades,” said Mike Petters, […]

USA: General Atomics Delivers First Hardware Components for Newest Aircraft Carrier

20 May 2011

Business & Finance

General Atomics celebrated a milestone on May 9, with the delivery of the first set of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, production components to Naval Air Systems Command for installation in the new aircraft carrier CVN 78. The shipset consists of thousands of hardware items related to its launch and recovery systems.“This first […]

Next Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Named USS Paul Ignatius

12 June 2013

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ceremony today to celebrate the recent announcement that the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Paul Ignatius. USS Paul Ignatius will be 509 feet in length, have a waterline beam of 59 feet, displace approximately 9,496 tons, and make speed in excess of 30 […]

Avaya IP Phones for San Antonio-Class Newbuilds

25 October 2013

Avaya Government Solutions announced yesterday that the first Avaya IP phones have been approved for use on U.S. Navy San Antonio-Class amphibious warships. The phones will be installed aboard the John P. Murtha (LPD-26) and the Portland (LPD-27) amphibious transport dock ship. Raytheon Company is the systems integrator for the project. Both ships are being […]

USA: Major Defense Shipyards Join Shipbuilders Council of America

27 June 2011

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) says that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding Divisions and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics NASSCO is currently a member of the SCA) have joined its national trade association. The move will enhance SCA’s ability to communicate the critical role that the shipbuilding and […]

USA: SCA Welcomes Strategic Partnership with Major Defense Shipyards

26 June 2011

Business & Finance

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) recently announced that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding Divisions and General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics NASSCO is currently a member of the SCA) have joined its national trade association. The move will enhance SCA’s ability to communicate the critical role that the shipbuilding and […]

Kongsberg wraps up Hydroid sale

27 March 2020

Business & Finance

Kongsberg Maritime has completed the sale of its US-based underwater technology company Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The two companies entered into $350-million sale and purchase agreement in February this year. Back in 2007, Kongsberg Maritime acquired Hydroid for $80 million. In connection with the transaction, Kongsberg Maritime and HII have entered into a […]

Dredger Laura Busy at Port of Siuslaw

15 January 2020

Business & Finance

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and the Port of Siuslaw have partnered to complete dredging at the Port of Siuslaw inner boat basin. The basin has collected sand and silt to a point where some slips were unusable for the commercial and recreational fleet or are only accessible during high tide. Inadequate depth […]

USA: Chief of Naval Operations Visits Newport News Shipbuilding

17 September 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, few days ago, hosted Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert for a tour of the shipyard. Greenert received a briefing on the shipyard’s current work and capabilities and met with shipbuilders. The admiral also toured the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to […]

USA: HII Appoints New Member to Its Board of Directors

14 August 2012

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that Victoria D. Harker has been elected to its board of directors. Harker is currently the chief financial officer for Gannett, an international media and marketing solutions company, having recently joined the company on July 23. She previously served as CFO and president of global business services of the AES […]

USS San Diego Commissioned at Navy Pier in Downtown San Diego

21 May 2012

Amphibious transport ship LPD 22, USS San Diego, was formally commissioned at Navy Pier in downtown San Diego Saturday, May 19, 2012. Built by Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., the USS San Diego is 684 feet in length, has an overall beam of 105 feet, a navigational draft of 23 feet, displaces about 24,900 tons […]

HII Wins Contract to Inactivate USS Enterprise

1 July 2013

Business & Finance

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced recently that the company has received a $745 million cost-plus-incentive fee contract for the inactivation of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The work will be done at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The ship was towed from Naval Station Norfolk to NNS on June 20 under the existing […]

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