TYSONS CORNER, VA, February 20, 2020 — Andy Green, president of the technical solutions division at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), said that HII seeks to offer new technology with its planned acquisition of robotic systems manufacturer Hydroid and strategic alliance with the latter's parent company Kongsberg,  ExecutiveBiz reported Feb. 12.

Maria Silsdorf, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former program manager within Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE: HII) technical solutions business, has been named director of equal employment opportunity and diversity at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division.

Titan Acquisition Holdings has agreed to acquire Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) San Diego shipyard for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand its ship repair capabilities to better meet the needs of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and other defense customers. The transaction will give HII a minority stake in Titan and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) NASSCO subsidiary a one-year, $275.1M contract modification to continue maintaining surface combatant ships homeported in San Diego.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has agreed to acquire Pocasset, Mass.-based marine robotics provider Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime for approximately $350M to expand its capabilities in the autonomous and unmanned maritime systems market.

Brandi Smith, an 18-year executive at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been appointed program director of the Columbia-class submarine program at the division.

Matt Needy, vice president of operations at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division, will assume the role of VP of Navy programs at the division on March 1.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has received two contracts worth $907.5M combined to provide planning yard support services for the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines, cruisers and destroyer ships.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has received a $136M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to continue to restore, maintain and update the USS Columbus submarine.

A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) division has received a potential four-year, $129.7M contract to provide hull planning yard, technical and engineering support for the U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class (CVN 78) and Nimitz-class (CVN 68) nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.