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  • Huntington Ingalls' JFK Aircraft Carrier Project Halfway Complete - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls’ JFK Aircraft Carrier Project Halfway Complete

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding division is halfway done with the construction of the U.S. Navy‘s future John F. Kennedy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding business reached the milestone upon the installation of a 905-metric ton superlift unit on the Ford-class ship’s aft section located in the middle of the hangar bay and flight deck, the company said […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers DDG 114 Ralph Johnson to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers DDG 114 Ralph Johnson to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division has delivered the DDG 114 Ralph Johnson to the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday shipbuilders and Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast representatives were present during the delivery of the Ralph Johnson. The DD 250 document was signed by Cmdr. Jason Patterson, prospective commanding officer for the DDG 114; Cmdr. Scott Williams, program manager […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls, Navy Christen Delbert D. Black Guided Missile Destroyer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls, Navy Christen Delbert D. Black Guided Missile Destroyer

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ shipbuilding division hosted a christening ceremony Saturday for the U.S. Navy‘s future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). HII said Saturday approximately 1,200 people attended the event at the company’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and Steven Giordano, master chief petty officer of the Navy, delivered the keynote address. Ima Black, widow of World War II […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Redelivers Modernized USS Ramage Destroyer to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Redelivers Modernized USS Ramage Destroyer to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed overhaul and modernization work on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Ramage guided missile destroyer, four days ahead of schedule. HII said Tuesday the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer re-entered the Navy fleet on Monday following an upgrade effort that began in November 2016 and included ship alterations, procurement of materials and repairs. The Navy awarded HII a […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Transfers 16th Virginia-Class Submarine for Final Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Transfers 16th Virginia-Class Submarine for Final Testing

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has launched the U.S. Navy‘s future Indiana submarine into James River and transferred the watercraft from a construction facility to a pier managed by the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in preparation for final crew certification, outfitting and testing. Indiana, dubbed as SSN 789, will represent the 16th Virginia-class submarine of the Navy and the eighth unit Newport […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Hands Over USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Hands Over USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding unit has delivered a first-of-class aircraft carrier to the U.S. Navy following the platform’s completion of acceptance trials. The company said Thursday the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier, dubbed CVN 78, is the first in the Ford class of carriers that serves as successor to the Nimitz-class ships. CVN 78 is equipped […] More

  • Charley Diaz Named Customer Affairs Director for HII Small Surface Combatant, Coast Guard Programs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charley Diaz Named Customer Affairs Director for HII Small Surface Combatant, Coast Guard Programs

    Charley Diaz, former CEO of maritime consulting firm Diaz and chief of staff at the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries as corporate director of customer affairs for the company’s small surface combatants and U.S. Coast Guard programs. The more than 30-year Coast Guard veteran previously supervised an interdisciplinary staff in charge of the service […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Division Unveils Navy's 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Division Unveils Navy’s 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has rolled out a second America-class amphibious assault ship from a floating dry dock following completion of preparation work on the ship’s hull. HII said Wednesday it launched Tripoli, or LHA 7, for the U.S. Navy approximately 13 weeks ahead of schedule. Ingalls Shipbuilding expects to begin the construction of the service branch’s next amphibious assault ship Bougainville in […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Christens 16th Virginia-Class Submarine for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Christens 16th Virginia-Class Submarine for Navy

    Newport News Shipbuilding, a Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) subsidiary, has christened the U.S. Navy‘s 16th Virginia-class Indiana submarine at the company’s shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. The christening occurred Saturday and ship’s sponsor Diane Donald, wife of Adm. Kirkland Donald (U.S. Navy, Ret.), former director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion,  performed the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of sparkling […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Lands USS Gerald Ford Pre-Commissioning Support Contract Modification - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Lands USS Gerald Ford Pre-Commissioning Support Contract Modification

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $21.7 million contract modification for production and test engineering services to the pre-commissioning USS Gerald R. Ford carrier unit. The Defense Department said Monday the company will begin work under the modification after it delivers the aircraft carrier to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, and will continue work through February 2018. Capt. Thurraya Kent, a spokeswoman for […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls-Built Ford Aircraft Carrier Completes Builder's Sea Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls-Built Ford Aircraft Carrier Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has concluded a series of USS Gerald R. Ford trials that assessed the aircraft carrier’s systems, components and compartments at sea. HII said Friday builder’s sea trials of the U.S. Navy‘s first Ford-class carrier, dubbed CVN 78, also covered high-speed runs and demonstrated ship capacities. Newport News Shipbuilding workers performed the tests with Ford sailors […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls Starts 'Lenah Higbee' Destroyer Ship Fabrication - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Huntington Ingalls Starts ‘Lenah Higbee’ Destroyer Ship Fabrication

    Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started to fabricate an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy at the company’s shipyard in Mississippi. The Lenah H. Sutclifee Higbee destroyer represents the fourth of five vessels Huntington Ingalls will build for the military branch’s DDG 51 program as part a contract awarded in 2013, the company said Thursday. Brian Cuccias, Ingalls Shipbuilding president, said that […] More