• Military Logistics

  HII wins US sub support contract

  21st July 2015

  Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), has been awarded an engineering and industrial support contract for US Navy submarines and related …

• Military Logistics

  HII bags carrier modernisation order

  24th June 2015

  The Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has received a US Navy contract for modernisation and nuclear propulsion work on the USS …

• Naval Warfare

  HII breaks ground for new JMAF

  23rd June 2015

  The Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries broke ground for its new Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility (JMAF) on 22 June. The JMAF will …

• Military Logistics

  HII awarded USS John F. Kennedy contract

  9th June 2015

  Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a contract for detail design and construction of the US Navy’s USS John F. Kennedy, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and …

• Military Logistics

  SAS 2015: TAO X and amphibious procurement closes in

  15th April 2015

  A formal RfP that combines the procurement of the US Navy’s replenishment oiler replacement (TAO X) and future amphibious vessels LHA 08 and LXR is …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SAS 2015: Proteus dual mode underwater vehicle on display

  15th April 2015

  The dual mode (manned or unmanned) Proteus vehicle (DMUV) is on display at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) stand at Sea-Air-Space 2015. The DMUV was …

• Naval Warfare

  SAS 2015: DDG51 re-start gathers pace

  15th April 2015

  The re-start of the DDG51 Arleigh Burke destroyer production line is moving forward with the launch of the first new Flight IIA vessel – John …

• Naval Warfare

  SAS 2015: Eastern scores high for USCG cutter

  14th April 2015

  Eastern Shipbuilding is displaying a model of its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) at Sea-Air-Space 2015 that is being used to compete for the US Coast …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military - UUVs

  Lionfish UUV [USN]

  Background Timeline In 2023, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) was awarded an initial $19 million contract for the US Navy's Lionfish UUV programme. Its REMUS 300 ...

• Amphibious assault ships

  LHA Replacement Programme [USN]

  Programme Background Timeline The LHA Replacement (R) Programme began in 2001, with development starting in 2005. Named the America-class, the vessels are being procured to ...

• Destroyers

  Arleigh Burke Flight III (DDG 125 - DDG 139) [USN]

  Background Timeline Flight III is the last of the four flights being built for the USN, with the first ship beginning construction in 2018 at ...

• Frigates

  Frigate Acquisition Project - José Rizal​ Class

  Programme Background The "Frigate Acquisition Project" was opened up in May 2013 by the Department of National Defense which called for the acquisition of two ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  San Antonio LPD 17 Flight I [USN]

  The LPD 17 Flight I ships are the first flight of the San Antonio-class Landing Platform Docks (LPD). Procured between FY1996 and FY2017, the vessels ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  San Antonio LPD 17 Flight II [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements The LPD 17 Flight II programme will fully and functionally replace the ageing LSD-41 class and LSD-49 class ships for embarking, transporting, ...

• OPVs

  National Security Cutters [USCG]

  Programme Background The National Security Cutter (NSC) programme has been running since the early 2000s, and it began life at the Deepwater Program to replace ...

• Frigates

  FF(X) Frigate [USN]

  Programme Background The FFG(X) programme was first announced with a Request for Information (RFI) released by the US Navy in July 2017 with a plan for ...

• Aircraft carriers

  Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 79 to CVN 81) [USN]

  Background Timeline The Gerald R. Ford-class consists of four nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs) to keep the carrier force at 11. The first of the four, ...

• Military - USVs

  MUSV [USN]

  Background Requirements In March 2026, the US announced it would be replacing its Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) programme with a Medium Uncrewed Surface Vessel ...

• Destroyers

  Arleigh Burke Flight III (DDG 140 - DDG 149) [USN]

  Programme Background Timeline Flight III is the last of the four flights being built for the USN, with the first ship beginning construction in 2018 ...

• Sealift/replenishment vessels

  AS Submarine Tenders [USN]

  Programme Background Requirements According to the FY2024 US Defence Budget request, the submarine tenders will be specifically designed to conduct steady-state and wartime sustained, forward-based/expeditionary tending, ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 792-SSGN 811)

  Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under an ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 850)

  Programme Background Timeline The US Navy’s Virginia-class submarines (SSN 774) are built by both General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) under ...

• Aircraft carriers

  Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 82 - CVN 83) [USN]

  Background The Gerald R. Ford-class carriers were first developed under the CVN-21 programme and employed many of the technologies first trialled in the final Nimitz-class ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military - USVs

  Romulus

  The Romulus is an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) designed by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).  According to HII, the Romulus USV was designed as a force ...

• Military - UUVs

  Remus 130

  The Remus 130 is a small-class unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) developed by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) as the latest evolution of the REMUS 100 series. ...

• Destroyers

  Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA)

  The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the workhorse of the USN, nicknamed the 'greyhounds of the sea'. Known as the DDG 51 class, the ships have ...

• Military - UUVs

  Remus 300

  The Remus 300 is a variant in the Remus UUV family, produced by Huntington Ingalls Industries. The vessel is designed for Mine Counter Measure (MCM) ...

• Destroyers

  Arleigh Burke Class (Flight III)

  The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the workhorse of the USN, nicknamed the 'greyhounds of the sea'. Known as the DDG 51 class, the ships have ...

• Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

  San Antonio Class

  The USN’s LPD 17 San Antonio-class LPDs are being built to replace up to 41 older ships across four classes. These include the LPD 4 ...

• Corvettes

  HDC/HDF-3200

  Hyundai Heavy Industries (HII) will build two new corvettes for the Philippine Navy, which will be delivered by 2026. The corvettes are reported to be ...

• Frigates

  FF(X) Frigate

  The FF(X) frigate is a vessel derived from Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HHI) National Security Cutter (NSC). It was designed in response to the cancellation of ...

• Military - UUVs

  Orca

  Orca is an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) developed by Boeing for the US Navy (USN).

• Destroyers

  Sejong the Great Class (KDX-III/HDD-11000) Batch 2

  The Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) Batch 2 is an improved variant of the Sejong the Great-class (KDX-III) Batch 1 vessels in service with the Republic of ...

• Submarines: nuclear/ballistic missile

  Columbia Class

  The USN’s new Columbia-class SSBN, also known as the SSBN 826-class, is planned to replace the existing Ohio-class boats as the cornerstone of the US ...

• Aircraft carriers

  Gerald R. Ford Class

  The Gerald R. Ford-class consists of the next-generation aircraft carriers designed to replace the USS Enterprise and the Nimitz-class carriers and retain overall USN in-service carrier numbers ...

• Amphibious assault ships

  America Class

  The USN is receiving a new class of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) ship. Called the America-class (LHA 6), the ships are based on the final ...

• Frigates

  Independence Class (LCS)

  The USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was originally envisaged to be 50 ships, which would provide a coastal platform that would take over from ...

• Submarines: nuclear/attack

  Virginia Class

  The USN’s Virginia-class SSNs are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats are replacing the old Los Angeles-class ...