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Mar- 2026 -

4 March

HII Authenticates Keel of US Navy’s 16th San Antonio Amphibious Transport Ship

HII Ingalls Shipbuilding has authenticated the keel of the US Navy’s 16th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock vessel in Mississippi.

Feb- 2026 -

11 February

Asia Pacific

Jodesz Gavilan

HII’s REMUS 100 Logs 935 Missions in Australia

HII’s REMUS 100 AUV has logged 935 missions for the Australian Maritime College with only two days of downtime.

6 February

Sea

An artist rendering of a Columbia-class nuclear submarine breaching the surface. The top half of the submarine can be seen above the water surrounding it.

Bea Castañeda

Stealth, Power, Deterrence: Inside the Columbia-Class Submarine

Dive into the Columbia-class submarine, the US Navy’s next-generation ballistic missile platform set to replace the aging Ohio-class.

6 February

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy’s John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

The US Navy’s future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship in the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers, has completed builder’s sea trials.

Jan- 2026 -

22 January

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

USS Zumwalt Completes Builder’s Sea Trials After Upgrades

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding has completed builder’s sea trials for the USS Zumwalt, marking a major step in modernizing the navy’s first CPS destroyer.

21 January

Americas

ATSP5 has a $25 billion aggregate ceiling among pre-qualified contractors.

Giulia Bernacchi

HII Joins $25.4B US Defense Microelectronics, Advanced Tech Program

HII has announced that it was selected, along with 11 other companies, for the US Advanced Technology Support Program V.

15 January

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

HII Debuts Sea Launcher to Automate REMUS UUV Launch and Recovery

Sea Launcher is HII’s shipboard system that can launch and recover REMUS UUVs autonomously, featuring a strong-back aluminum frame, and a carbon fiber recovery cradle.

13 January

Americas

HII is increasing capacity and support for underwater drones in the UK.

Giulia Bernacchi

HII Doubles Size of UK Facility to Increase Underwater Drone Capacity

HII has doubled the size of its unmanned underwater vehicle facility in the UK, increasing capacity to support operators of the REMUS drones.

9 January

Americas

HII engineers and technicians celebrate the completion of the 42nd Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicle (SUUV) for the U.S. Navy at the company’s unmanned production facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts.

Rojoef Manuel

HII Wraps Initial Lionfish Subsea Drone Production for US Navy

HII has completed the final base-year production of its Lionfish small unmanned underwater vehicle for the US Navy.

2 January

Americas

The US Navy’s 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128).

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts 78th Arleigh Burke Warship From HII

The US Navy has taken delivery of the 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), from HII Ingalls Shipbuilding.

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