Xavier Beale, formerly director of human resources operations at Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been promoted to a vice president role within the same division. He will oversee production trades and trades administration and management functions as well as manage operations of the company-run Apprentice School in Virginia, HII said Friday. Beale succeeds Ray […] More

Mark Fox, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries as corporate vice president of customer affairs at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will succeed Evan “Marty” Chanik, also a retired Navy vice admiral who is scheduled to retire in October, in the role and will directly report to Mitch Waldman, […] 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

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

The Newport News Shipbuilding division of HII has launched the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) into the James River in preparation for its final outfitting, testing and crew certification activities. HII said Thursday the construction of New Jersey, a 7,800-ton nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, is about 92 percent complete. General Dynamics‘ Electric […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries transported a Virginia-class submarine built for the U.S. Navy to a pier operated by the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries transported and positioned the U.S. Navy's newest attack submarine in a floating dry dock in Newport News, Virginia, to prepare the craft for an initial launch into the water next month.

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The Newport News Educational Foundation has received funding from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding business to provide new learning opportunities for students in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding business will test Verizon’s 5G ultra wideband service in a move to achieve network connectivity requirements and evaluate potential virtual and augmented reality applications.

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Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries and a former Wash100 recipient, has said the U.S. Navy and industry should engage in a conversation about risks to accelerate delivery of ships, USNI News reported Thursday.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division applied ideas from personnel and lessons learned from the USS Gerald R. Ford construction project to find efficiencies when building the second aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy's Ford class, Daily Press reported Saturday.

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Mark Esper, secretary at the Department of Defense and a 2019 Wash100 winner, met with Mike Petters, president and CEO at Huntington Ingalls Industries and a 2017 Wash100 winner, during his visit at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding facility.

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