The start of fabrication of the future USS Pittsburgh (LPD 31) began at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Sept. 7. This milestone signifies the first 100 tons of steel for the ship having been cut.
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Global defense and technologies partner HII announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy to begin the combat systems availability for the Zumwalt-class destroyer, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002).
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to transit to Newport News Shipbuilding in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs
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Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has promoted Brian Blanchette to vice president of quality and engineering. Blanchette will be responsible for the management and oversight of the division’s quality program, as well as all ship design, engineering, integrated logistics support and planning yard engineering efforts. He will relieve Dave Belanger upon his retirement in July. Blanchette served most recently
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Vessel Executed Successful Autonomy Capabilities Demonstration with Sea Machines’ SM300 System.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has entered into an agreement to acquire Hydroid Inc., a provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets and a U.S.-based indirect subsidiary wholly owned by Kongsberg Maritime. In conjunction with the transaction, HII and Kongsberg Maritime are also establishing a strategic alliance to jointly market naval and maritime products and services to the
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