Tag Archives: Newport News Shipbuilding

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 …

Bryan Caccavale, formerly director of strategic sourcing at Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division, has been appointed vice president of strategic sourcing in the same division. He will report to Newport News President Jennifer Boykin and succeed John Temple, who is due to retire early next year after …

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 7, 2018 — A Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) shipbuilding unit has installed the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier main deck’s forward section, marking a 75-percent completion rate on the construction of the nuclear-powered vessel, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said April 30 its Newport News …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 17, 2018 — The U.S. Navy has granted Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division a $65 million contract modification for the acquisition of additional long lead time material for the future USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The full amount of the modification …

Jon Arena, former senior counsel of Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) global services segment, has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) as vice president and chief counsel of its Newport News Shipbuilding division. He succeeds Jim Gildea and will advise the division’s senior management on legal matters in his new position, HII said Friday. Kellye Walker, …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2018 — Matt Mulherin, retired president of Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding business, has received recognition from the Navy League for his work on ship construction and maintenance projects, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. HII said Monday the Navy League presented the Fleet Admiral …

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $179.9 million U.S. Navy contract modification to obtain an additional long-lead-time material for the construction of a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. The Navy issued the modification to definitize efforts under a previously announced contract action and to increase the scope of work …