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HII receives $826M defense contract
Work includes technology services, analytics support
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries will provide technology and other support to the Department of Defense under a $826 million contract. According to a news release, HII’s McLean-based mission technologies division will also provide threat analysis and analytics support as well as operations integration and operational effects support. The work will support Defense Department service
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Newport News Shipbuilding promotes three execs
Materials, manufacturing restructured into two divisions
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Newport News Shipbuilding has announced several leadership changes as the shipyard attempts to optimize and speed operations. Matt Needy is now vice president and chief transformation officer, after previously serving as vice president of Navy programs. In his new role, Needy is responsible for executing Newport News’ strategies, advanced development of business growth — including
Va.-built carriers get star turn in new Top Gun flick
Shipbuilders screen "Top Gun: Maverick" early
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Shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding got to see some of their work on the big screen when they were treated to early viewings of “Top Gun: Maverick” this week. The latest film about Navy aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell – starring Tom Cruise – is touching down in theaters across the country and features the aircraft
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HII names new VP for Columbia-class submarines
Brandi Smith succeeds Charles Southall
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Newport News-based Fortune 500 contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Brandi Smith vice president of the Columbia class submarine program at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Smith succeeds Charles Southall, who is retiring July 1 after more than 35 years, HII said in a news release Thursday. The Columbia class has long been the Navy’s
Harder, better, faster, stronger
A century after start, aircraft carrier business advances
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On March 20, 1922, the U.S. Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier: the USS Langley. A century later, the Navy is hosting centennial events around the country, including in Norfolk, where the USS Langley was converted into the Navy’s first carrier from the USS Jupiter, the Navy’s first electrically propelled ship. The Jupiter was decommissioned
Newport News Shipbuilding delivers 10th Virginia-class sub
Navy received future USS Montana on March 11
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The Navy’s newest submarine is now in the hands of the sea service. Newport News Shipbuilding delivered the future USS Montana (SSN-794) on March 11, according to a news release. It is the 10th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be delivered by Newport News and the 21st built as part of construction-sharing agreement with General Dynamics’
New VP named at Huntington Ingalls Industries
Expanded role for Paul C. Harris, HII's chief compliance officer
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Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Paul C. Harris as its executive vice president and chief sustainability and compliance officer. The move represents an expanded role for Harris, who has served as the shipbuilder’s chief compliance officer since 2020. In his new role, Harris will oversee the company’s efforts to formalize and mature its environmental,
New VP of HR and trades named at Newport News Shipbuilding
Xavier Beale named VP of human resources and trades
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Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Xavier Beale vice president of human resources and trades at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, effective April 1. Beale will oversee human resources administration, employment, labor relations and recruitment, as well as his previous role as vice president of trades, according to a news release announcing his
Newport News Shipbuilding, steelworkers union ratify new labor contract
Contract includes wage increases, freezes on healthcare premiums
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Members of United Steelworkers on Tuesday ratified a new, five-year labor contract with Newport News Shipbuilding. United Steelworkers Local 8888 represents more than 10,000 shipbuilders at the Newport News shipyard, the country’s only manufacturer of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Terms of the new contract will remain in place until Feb. 7, 2027, and include wage increases,
HII division announces new VP of infrastructure and sustainability
Eric Crooker has been with Ingalls Shipbuilding for 10 years
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Newport News-based Fortune 500 military shipbuilder HII announced Wednesday that Eric Crooker is the new vice president of infrastructure and sustainability at its Pascagoula, Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding division. In this role, Crooker will focus on compliance and enterprise risk management along with overseeing environmental; health; safety and security; and facilities and maintenance elements. His team