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Huntington Ingalls Industries designs, builds, repairs, and supports military ships—including nuclear and non-nuclear vessels—for the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and government agencies, offering lifecycle, technical, and defense solutions.
Introduced in September 2025, ROMULUS is a family of modular, AI-enabled unmanned surface vessels for naval missions, with the ROMULUS 190 flagship under construction, highlighting Huntington Ingalls Industries' focus on autonomous systems and fut...
In late December 2025, Huntington Ingalls Industries was selected by the U.S. Navy to design and build a new class of small surface combatant warships. The announcement, coupled with plans for a broader expansion of the naval fleet, led to a significant surge in HII's stock price, hitting new 52-week highs.
In response to increased U.S. Navy demand and persistent labor constraints, Huntington Ingalls Industries initiated a fundamental shift in its manufacturing strategy by outsourcing the construction of major ship components. This 'distributed shipbuilding' model involves partnering with dozens of shipyards and fabricators across multiple states to build and outfit structural units, which are then transported to HII's main yards for final assembly, significantly expanding the nation's shipbuilding industrial base.
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Greg Ennis has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of its Mission Technologies division. In this role, Ennis will lead the division's financial organization and oversee accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, rates and budgets, and program cost control across the business.
Defense budgets are surging toward record levels, yet three of America's biggest contractors enter October trading nowhere near their peaks. One of them just posted the largest earnings beat of the group, and the market still walked away unimpressed.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. maintains a dominant market position with robust revenue visibility, supported by a $57.3B backlog and recent contract wins. HII delivered a Q2 double-beat, with revenue up 10% YoY to $3.42B and EPS at $5.27, driven by Newport News and Mission Technologies segments. Management raised FY 2026 shipbuilding revenue guidance to $10.2B–$10.4B, targeting total 2026 revenue of $13.4B and 7.5% YoY growth.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at HII's (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division today to start its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) after years of advance planning.
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MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award marks a major advancement in the U.S. Navy's transition from experimentation to fleet-scale deployment of trusted, operational autonomy across the maritime domain.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $5,099,973,132 contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $5,183,380,744.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has achieved preliminary acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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