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Defence Notes
Defence companies continue to ride procurement wave
1st August 2025
Vehicle and technology companies are reporting substantial growth compared to the first half of 2024. Italy’s Fincantieri saw revenues jump 24% for the first half of the year compared to 2024 and Thales up 6.8% for the same period. General Dynamics reported second quarter revenue growth of 8.9% for the second quarter compared to last year and MilDef reported organic order intake growth of 58%.
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Naval Warfare
HII delivers first two Lionfish SUUVs to US Navy
22nd April 2025
The SUUVs could be part of a programme that scales to 200 vehicles.
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Naval Warfare
Future of the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke programme remains unclear
1st July 2025
The US Navy does not have a precise date for the award of the procurement contract for the third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer despite having the funds to advance with the programme in FY2025.
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Naval Warfare
Another $18.4 billion committed to USN Virginia-class submarines
2nd May 2025
The contract was awarded to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). As well as for the building of the boats, contract money will also go towards improving productivity at the shipyards, workforce support and other investment.
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Naval Warfare
US lawmakers approve a $37 billion investment in shipbuilding programmes
22nd July 2025
Available until 2030, the funding supports multiple efforts, including Columbia and Virginia-class submarines, Arleigh-class destroyers and Ford-class carriers.
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Naval Warfare
HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries sign MoU to explore shipbuilding collaboration
9th April 2025
The Memorandum of Understanding focused on speeding up naval shipbuilding and production in both companies.
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Naval Warfare
Newest Arleigh Burke Flight III destroyer launched and ready for fitting
27th March 2025
DDG 129, which will become the USS Jeremiah Denton on commissioning, was moved to dry dock to begin its technical fitting and testing.
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Naval Warfare
Shipbuilders’ group warns US failing to tap full naval industry capacity
3rd June 2025
The Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition has pointed out that issues related to bureaucracy, prerequisites and predictability have been limiting the involvement of smaller shipyards in military acquisition programmes in the US.
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Naval Warfare
BAE Systems to provide missile tubes to Block VI Virginia-class submarines
4th April 2025
The construction of the Block V submarines is still ongoing, with none of the ten boats yet commissioned.
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Naval Warfare
HII revenues down in 2024, but Mission Technologies arm blooms
6th February 2025
The shipbuilder has been dealing with a pre-Covid 19 backlog as well as winning new business.
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Naval Warfare
Latest Virginia-class submarine, USS Iowa, commissioned
8th April 2025
SSN-797 was commissioned as USS Iowa, the first Virginia-class submarine of the second Trump administration. It was described as “just the beginning” of a revitalisation of US naval shipbuilding by Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.
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Naval Warfare
HII names LPD 30 the USS Harrisburg
13th January 2025
The naming of the Harrisburg moves the first Flight II San Antonio-class vessel on towards active service.
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Naval Warfare
As Australian resistance rises, is AUKUS in trouble?
28th March 2025
The tripartite submarine project is under political pressure from a grass-roots Australian Labor Party movement, but it could also have practical issues in its way.
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Naval Warfare
HII acquires new manufacturing capacity for AUKUS work
4th December 2024
An existing facility in South Carolina will be turned over to work on AUKUS elements, as well as other US Navy projects.
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Naval Warfare
US lawmakers allocate an additional $1.1 billion for shipbuilding in FY2025
2nd January 2025
The fund includes extra money for constructing a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and a second Virginia-class submarine.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military - UUVs
Orca
Orca is an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV) developed by Boeing for the US Navy (USN).
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
