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  • Huntington Ingalls Holds Christening of Coast Guard National Security Cutter Midgett - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Holds Christening of Coast Guard National Security Cutter Midgett

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding arm in Pascagoula, Mississippi, has conducted a christening ceremony Saturday for a U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class vessel. Ingalls Shipbuilding held the ceremony at the Mississippi shipyard to transfer the National Security Cutter Midgett or WMSL 757 to the water, the company said Saturday. The event featured Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, […] More

  • HII Holds Keel Authentication for Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Holds Keel Authentication for Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee Destroyer

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has conducted a ceremony to authenticate the keel of a future U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer currently designated DDG 123. The authentication ceremony for the planned Arleigh Burke-class USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding featured ship sponsors Louisa Dixon, Virginia Munford and Pickett Wilson, colleagues of former Navy Secretary Ray […] More

  • HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Shipbuilding Division to Perform Repairs on USS Fitzgerald

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries business unit has been selected by the U.S. Navy to be in charge of repairing guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald. Ingalls Shipbuilding will perform repairs to the ship at its facilities in Pascagoula, Mississippi, HII said Wednesday. “Ingalls and all of its employees regret the tragic circumstances that will bring the ship to Pascagoula, but […] More

  • HII Subsidiary Completes Builder's Sea Trials of 'Ralph Johnson' Destroyer Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Subsidiary Completes Builder’s Sea Trials of ‘Ralph Johnson’ Destroyer Ship

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding unit has conducted builder’s sea trials on an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer built for the U.S. Navy. HII said Tuesday it tested the combat, main propulsion and other systems of USS Ralph Johnson for more than three days in the Gulf of Mexico. “DDG 114’s sea trials showcase the skill of our […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls-Built Amphibious Transport Dock Completes Initial Sea Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls-Built Amphibious Transport Dock Completes Initial Sea Trials

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has evaluated systems that have been installed on the U.S. Navy‘s 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship during a series of sea trials. HII said Monday its Ingalls Shipbuilding division operated USS Portland (LPD 27) in the Gulf of Mexico for four days and performed anchor-handling, ballast and deballast, detect-to-engage, full power ahead, astern and […] More

  • HII Lands Navy Contract Modification for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III Updates - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Lands Navy Contract Modification for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Flight III Updates

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy to install Flight III baseline updates aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The modification covers the installation of the SPY-6 air and missile defense radar system as well as electrical power and cooling upgrades to the ship under the DDG […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Gets Navy Contract Funds for Amphibious Transport Dock Engineering Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Gets Navy Contract Funds for Amphibious Transport Dock Engineering Work

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has secured a $51 million contract modification to provide life cycle engineering services for the U.S. Navy‘s San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks. HII said Friday its Ingalls Shipbuilding business will also provide post-delivery planning, integration, research, material support, supply chain management, maintenance and training support for certain San Antonio-class shipboard systems. Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said the company […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Deploys 31st Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer; Brian Cuccias Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Deploys 31st Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer; Brian Cuccias Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Saturday deployed the 31st Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer the company built for the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday it transported the USS Paul Ignatius to a floating dry dock using Ingall Shipbuilding’s rail car system, then moved the dock away from the pier and ballasted the structure to float the ship. […] More

  • Navy, Huntington Ingalls Finish Sea Trials of 'Finn' Guided Missile Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy, Huntington Ingalls Finish Sea Trials of ‘Finn’ Guided Missile Destroyer

    Huntington Ingalls Industries and the U.S. Navy have completed a final round of USS John Finn trials that sought to test the performance of the guided missile destroyer’s systems. The company said Friday the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey assessed the new Arleigh Burke-class ship’s overall operation during the two-day trial held in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Friday. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division […] More

  • Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Visits HII's Ingalls Shipyard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Secretary Ray Mabus Visits HII’s Ingalls Shipyard

    U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has visited Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Mississippi to address the shipyard’s leaders and staff workers. HII said Friday Mabus was accompanied by Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, and Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Mississippi) during his tour of the shipyard. Ingalls Shipbuilding-built vessels support the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps as they conduct missions and […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls to Design Navy's Future LXR Amphibious Ship; Brian Cuccias Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls to Design Navy’s Future LXR Amphibious Ship; Brian Cuccias Comments

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls shipbuilding division has secured a potential $13.7 million contract to provide design services for the U.S. Navy‘s LX(R) amphibious warfare ship replacement effort. HII said Tuesday LX(R) will replace the military branch’s Harpers Ferry– and Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships and use the same hull design as the San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks. Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said the […] More

  • Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller Tours Huntington Ingalls' Mississippi Shipyard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marine Corps Commandant Robert Neller Tours Huntington Ingalls’ Mississippi Shipyard

    Gen. Robert Neller, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, has visited a shipyard run by Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Ingalls executives briefed Neller on the four classes of military ships the division is currently building for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, HII said Wednesday. Neller also toured the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) and […] More