TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 18, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) division has officially started the construction of a future Legend-class national security cutter during a keel-laying ceremony held with the U.S. Coast Guard, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding will now begin work on USCGC Stone, which is …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 5, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has elevated Xavier Beale from the role of human resources operations director to vice president of trades and successor to the recently retired Ray Bagley, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Friday Beale will report to …

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has promoted Jason Ward to vice president of Columbia-class submarine construction and named Dave Bolcar as VP for the Virginia-class submarine development program. Ward and Bolcar will directly report to Ken Mahler, VP of Navy programs at Newport News Shipbuilding, HII …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 21, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) division has launched a program that aims to fund nonprofit organizations focused on community initiatives that support the Hampton Roads region in Virginia, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday Newport News Shipbuilding‘s new philanthropic effort called the One …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 17, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) shipyard will begin maintenance and repair work on the U.S. Navy‘s USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier over 12 months as part of its post-shakedown availability/selected restricted availability, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Naval Sea Systems Command said Sunday HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 27, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has rolled out the latest Virginia-class, nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. HII said Monday USS Indiana, which it built through a partnership with General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) Electronic Boat business and is the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 30, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has concluded the initial sea trials of the Virginia-class USS Indiana submarine, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. HII said Friday SSN 789 performed its first submergence and demonstrated high-speed maneuvers above surface and underwater during the alpha testing. …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 14, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) division has entered into a partnership with 3D Systems to jointly develop additive manufacturing technologies that could potentially support naval shipbuilding operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. HII said Thursday Newport News Shipbuilding will help deploy the 3D printing approach with the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) business unit is currently building the U.S. Navy‘s future USS Jack H. Lucas guided-missile destroyer, which will be the first Arleigh Burke-class ship to feature the Flight III design, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday Ingalls Shipbuilding has begun fabrication of the destroyer, …

Eric Crooker, formerly director of contract administration at Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been named vice president of contracts and pricing in the same division. He succeeds Don Perkins, who is due to retire on July 1, and will oversee contracts, pricing and estimating, import and export functions …