HII has completed the acquisition of a South Carolina-based metal fabricator as part of a push to expand its shipbuilding capacity. The company said Monday the acquired facility will support the production of nuclear-powered submarine modules and aircraft carrier structures for U.S. Navy programs. Following the transaction, HII has commenced work at...
Chris Bishop has returned to HII as chief growth officer of the company’s mission technologies division. The executive confirmed his move in a LinkedIn post Sunday. Who is HII Mission Technologies’ Head of Growth Bishop served as CGO at HII MIssion Technologies from August 2021 to April 2023. During that time, he led the implementa...
Jennifer Childs was appointed vice president of quality and engineering at HII‘s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, where she has worked for in nearly two decades. HII said Childs will manage and oversee quality programs and ship design, engineering, integrated logistics support and planning yard engineering in her new role, effective Jan. 6. The ...
HII, a global, all-domain defense provider, has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at $6.7 billion from the U.S. Air Force to provide electronic warfare engineering and technical services. The company said Thursday the contract, by far the largest deal ever secured by its Mission Technologies division, was revealed ...
HII has announced its intent to acquire the assets and workforce of the South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator W International SC and Vivid Empire SC. The shipbuilder said Wednesday that the transaction will increase its capacity to support military customers. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2...
The HII board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson as president of Newport News Shipbuilding, or NNS, the largest company division overseeing over 26,000 shipbuilders who design, build and maintain nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. The shipbuilder said Wednesday Wilkinson, who has served as president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbui...
HII’s Mission Technologies division has received a potential $3 billion task order from the Department of Defense to provide logistics and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, support to help improve joint force capabilities. LOGIX Task Order The McLean, Virginia-based company said Thursday the Logistics Services, ISR Operations ...
HII’s Mission Technologies division will combine its six operational groups into all-domain operations, global security, warfare systems and uncrewed systems groups as part of efforts to optimize the division for long-term growth. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Friday the reorganization will take effect Monday, Oct. 28, and will be aligne...
HII‘s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has received a potential five-year, $458 million task order from the Department of Defense to help DOD modernize its communications and information technology networks to facilitate rapid decision-making on the battlefield. The company said Tuesday the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sour...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received two U.S. Navy contracts worth approximately $9.6 billion combined for the purchase of three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships and one America-class amphibious assault ship. “It is an honor to continue our support of the joint Navy and Marine Corps mission to meet the mi...
