Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. operates as a global, all-domain defense partner, building and delivering survivable naval ships and technologies that safeguard America’s seas, sky, land, space, and cyber.
The company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding segment (Ingalls) in Mississippi and Newport News Shipbuilding segment (Newport News) in Virginia has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder, making it America's largest shipbuilder. The company’s Mission Technologies...
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. operates as a global, all-domain defense partner, building and delivering survivable naval ships and technologies that safeguard America’s seas, sky, land, space, and cyber.
The company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding segment (Ingalls) in Mississippi and Newport News Shipbuilding segment (Newport News) in Virginia has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder, making it America's largest shipbuilder. The company’s Mission Technologies segment develops integrated technology solutions and products that enable connected, all domain force. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, the company employs domestically and internationally.
The company conducts most of its business with the U.S. Government, primarily the Department of Defense (DoD). As prime contractor, principal subcontractor, team member, or partner, the company participates in many high-priority the U.S. defense programs. Ingalls includes the company’s non-nuclear ship design, construction, repair, and maintenance businesses. Newport News includes all of the company’s nuclear ship design, construction, overhaul, refueling, and repair and maintenance businesses. The company’s Mission Technologies segment provides a wide range of services and products, including command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and operations; the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defense and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; uncrewed autonomous systems; live, virtual, and constructive training solutions; fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations.
Ingalls
Through its Ingalls segment, the company designs and constructs non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, including amphibious assault ships, expeditionary warfare ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters (NSC). The company is the sole builder of amphibious assault ships and one of two builders of surface combatants for the U.S. Navy. The company is the sole builder of large multi-mission NSCs for the U.S. Coast Guard. The company’s Ingalls segment is located in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 800 acres along the Pascagoula River.
Amphibious Assault Ships
The company constructs amphibious assault ships and expeditionary warfare ships for the U.S. Navy, which include U.S. Navy large deck amphibious assault ships (LHA) and amphibious transport dock ships (LPD), respectively. The LHA is a key component of the Department of the Navy's requirement for Expeditionary Strike Groups/Amphibious Readiness Groups, and design, construction, and modernization of LHAs are core to the company’s Ingalls operations. In 2007, the company was awarded the construction contract for USS America (LHA 6), the first in a class of enhanced amphibious assault ships designed from the keel up to be an aviation optimized Marine assault platform. The company is constructing Bougainville (LHA 8) and Fallujah (LHA 9). In 2023, the company was awarded a long-lead-time material contract for Helmand Province (LHA 10), and in 2024, it was awarded a contract modification for the detail design and construction of Helmand Province (LHA 10).
The LPD program is a long-running production program of expeditionary warfare ships. The company delivered USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) in 2022 and Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) in 2024. The company is constructing Harrisburg (LPD 30), and Pittsburgh (LPD 31).
Surface Combatants
The company is a design agent for, and one of only two companies that constructs, Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers (DDG), a class of surface combatant. The company has delivered 35 Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) destroyers to the U.S. Navy, including USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) in 2023, USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) in 2022, and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) in 2021. In 2018, the company was awarded a multi-year contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) destroyers and, in 2020,a contract to construct an additional
Arleigh Burke Class (DDG 51) Destroyer: In 2023, the company was awarded a multi-year contract for construction of six more Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) destroyers, as well as the first option ship, for a total of seven ships. The company is constructing Ted Stevens (DDG 128), Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), George M. Neal (DDG 131), Sam Nunn (DDG 133), and Thad Cochran (DDG 135).
National Security Cutters
The U.S. Coast Guard's recapitalization program is replacing aging and operationally expansive ships and aircraft used to conduct missions in excess of 50 miles from the shoreline. The flagship of this program is the Legend class NSC, a multi-mission platform the company designed and continue to build. In 2018, the company was awarded long-lead-time material and construction contracts for Calhoun (NSC 10), which was delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in 2023.
Newport News
The core business of the company’s Newport News segment is designing and constructing nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, and the refueling and overhaul and the inactivation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The company’s Newport News shipyard is located on approximately 550 acres near the mouth of the James River, which adjoins the Chesapeake Bay.
Design, Construction, Refueling and Complex Overhaul, and Inactivation of Aircraft Carriers
Engineering, design, and construction of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers (CVN) are core to Newport News operations. Aircraft carriers are the largest ships in the U.S. Navy's fleet, with a displacement of over 90,000 tons. Newport News has designed and built more than 31 aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy since 1933, including all ten Nimitz class (CVN 68) aircraft carriers currently in active service, as well as the first ship of the next generation Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) aircraft carriers.
The company delivered USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford class to the U.S. Navy in 2017. Beginning in 2009, the company received contract awards totaling $8.8 billion for construction preparation, detail design, and construction of the second Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) aircraft carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79).
The company continues to be the exclusive prime contractor for nuclear aircraft carrier refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). Each RCOH takes nearly four years to complete, with the work accounting for approximately 35% of all maintenance and modernization during an aircraft carrier's 50 year service life. RCOH services include propulsion work (refueling of reactors; propulsion plant modernization; and propulsion plant repairs), restoration of service life (dry docking, tank, and void maintenance; hull, shafting, propellers, and rudders; launch and recovery system; piping repairs; and component refurbishment), and modernization (electrical systems; aviation support systems; warfare; interoperability; and environmental compliance). The company provides ongoing maintenance services for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fleet through both RCOH and fleet support services worldwide.
USS George Washington (CVN 73) was redelivered to the U.S. Navy in 2023 after completion of its RCOH, and the company is performing the RCOH of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The company’s position as the exclusive designer and builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, its RCOH performance on the first seven Nimitz class (CVN 68) carriers, its highly trained workforce, the capital-intensive nature of RCOH work, and high barriers to entry due to required nuclear expertise position it well for RCOH contract awards on the remaining Nimitz class (CVN 68) carriers, as well as future RCOH work on Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) aircraft carriers.
Design and Construction of Nuclear-Powered Submarines
The company is one of only two companies in the United States capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy. Newport News has delivered 64 submarines to the U.S. Navy since 1960, comprised of 50 fast attack and 14 ballistic missile submarines. The company’s nuclear submarine program, located at its Newport News shipyard, includes construction, engineering, design, research, and integrated planning.
Virginia Class (SSN 774) Submarines
The company has a teaming agreement with Electric Boat Corporation (Electric Boat), a division of General Dynamics Corporation (General Dynamics), to build Virginia class (SSN 774) fast attack nuclear submarines. Under the teaming arrangement, it builds the stern, habitability and machinery spaces, torpedo room, sail, and bow, while Electric Boat builds the engine room, control room, and pressure hull structure. Work on the reactor plant and the final assembly, test, outfit, and delivery of the submarines to the U.S. Navy alternates between Electric Boat and the company.
The four submarines of the first block, six submarines of the second block, and eight submarines of the third block of Virginia class (SSN 774) submarines have been delivered. In 2014, the team was awarded a construction contract for the fourth block of ten Virginia class (SSN 774) submarines, which contemplated production of two submarines per year. The first submarine of the Block IV contract was delivered in 2020, and five more submarines have been delivered through 2024. The remaining four boats of the Block IV contract are in the final assembly and test phases of construction.
In 2019, the team was awarded a construction contract for the fifth block of nine Virginia class (SSN 774) submarines, and, in 2021, an option for a 10th submarine was exercised, continuing the two submarines per year production rate. Ten of the Block V boats are in manufacturing and outfitting stages of construction.
In 2023, the team was awarded a contract modification for advance procurement for long lead-time material in support of two additional Block V boats, bringing the total Block V boats to 12. In 2023 and 2024, the team received contract awards for advance procurement of long-lead-time material in support of all ten Block VI boats.
Columbia Class (SSBN 826) Submarines
Newport News is participating in the design and construction of the Columbia class (SSBN 826) nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) as a replacement for the aging Ohio class submarines, which were first introduced into service in 1981. The Columbia class (SSBN 826) program anticipates 12 new ballistic missile submarines. The company performs design work as a subcontractor to Electric Boat, and it has entered into a teaming agreement with Electric Boat to build modules for the entire Columbia class (SSBN 826) submarine program that leverages its Virginia class (SSN 774) experience. Contract award for the first two Columbia class submarines (SSBN 826 and SSBN 827) and construction start of the first Columbia class (SSBN 826) submarine occurred in late 2020. In 2023, the company was awarded a contract modification for long-lead-time material and advance construction in support of five additional Columbia class (SSBN 826) boats, also referred to as Build II of the class.
Naval Nuclear Support Services
Newport News provides additional services to and in support of the U.S. Navy, ranging from services supporting the Navy's carrier and submarine fleets to maintenance services at U.S. Navy training facilities. Fleet support services include design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service U.S. Navy nuclear ships worldwide through mobile and in-house capabilities. We also provide maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes, such as those at the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site, a research and development facility in New York that supports the U.S. Navy, which were completed in 2024.
Mission Technologies
Mission Technologies segment is organized into four groups, All-Domain Operations, Warfare Systems, Global Security, and Uncrewed Systems, and specializes in a wide range of services and products across the company’s capabilities. Capabilities including command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and operations; the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defense and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; uncrewed autonomous systems; live, virtual, and constructive training solutions; fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations.
Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, And Reconnaissance (C5ISR)
Designs, develops, integrates, and manages the sensors, systems, and other assets necessary to support integrated C5ISR operations and accelerated decision-making. These business activities provide data fusion and mission management capabilities for the DoD, the combatant commands, and the intelligence community.
Cyber and electronic warfare (CEW&S)
Works within the company’s nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend U.S. interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. The company’s capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software, and hardware development uniquely enable its ability to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners. The company also develops, tests, and integrates leading-edge AI and machine learning algorithms to optimize and accelerate the nation’s mission-critical systems and platforms.
Live, virtual, and constructive solutions (LVC)
A trusted partner to the company’s military customers, its capabilities include designing, developing, and operating the largest live, virtual, and constructive enterprise that prepares warfighters for cross-domain battle. The company’s training connects live environments with virtual platforms and simulated (constructive) threats to prepare trainees through integrated, real-world scenarios before they are in harm’s way. This is a modern and distributed approach to U.S. military training.
Fleet Sustainment
Provides comprehensive life-cycle sustainment to the U.S. Navy fleet and other DoD and commercial maritime customers. Services include maintenance, modernization, and repair on all ship classes; naval architecture, marine engineering, and design; integrated logistics support; technical documentation development; warehousing, asset management, and material readiness; operational and maintenance training development and delivery; software design and development; IT infrastructure support and data delivery and management; and cyber security and information assurance. The company also provides undersea vehicle and specialized craft development and prototyping services.
Uncrewed Systems
Develops advanced uncrewed systems for defense, marine research, and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, the company provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations, and sustainment of uncrewed systems, including uncrewed underwater vehicles and uncrewed surface vessels.
Nuclear and Environmental Services
Nuclear and Environmental Services support the Department of Energy’s (DoE) national security mission through the management and operation of DoE sites, as well as the safe cleanup of legacy waste across the country. Through participation in joint ventures, including Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos, LLC (N3B), Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS), and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS), its meet customers’ toughest nuclear and environmental challenges.
Customers
The company’s evenues are primarily derived from the U.S. Government, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, the DoD, the DoE, and other federal agencies. In 2024, 2023, and 2022, approximately 80%, 81%, and 82%, respectively, of its revenues were generated from the U.S. Navy.
Regulatory Matters
The company is an overseen and audited by the U.S. Government and its agencies, including the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, the Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA"), and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA).
The ocmpany’s contracts with the U.S. Government sometimes result in Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs), which represent requests for the U.S. Government to make appropriate adjustments to contract terms, including pricing, delivery schedule, technical requirements, or other affected terms, due to changes to the original contract requirements and resulting delays and disruption for which the U.S. Government is responsible. The company submit and negotiate REAs in the ordinary course of business, and large REAs are not uncommon at the conclusion of both new construction and RCOH activities.
The company’s business, including contracts with U.S. Government agencies and subcontracts with other prime contractors, is subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including the FAR, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ("DFARS"), the Truth in Negotiations Act, the Procurement Integrity Act, the False Claims Act, CAS, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations promulgated under the Arms Export Control Act, the Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. A noncompliance determination by a government agency may result in reductions in contract values, contract modifications or terminations, penalties, fines, repayments, compensatory, treble, or other damages, or suspension or debarment. The company’s nuclear operations are subject to various safety related requirements imposed by the U.S. Navy, the DoE, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In the event of noncompliance, these agencies may increase regulatory oversight, impose fines, or shut down the company’s operations, depending on their assessment of the severity of the noncompliance. In addition, new or revised security and safety requirements imposed by the U.S. Navy, the DoE, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission could necessitate substantial capital and other expenditures.
Subject to certain requirements and limitations, the company’s contracts with the U.S. Navy and the DoE generally provide for indemnity by the U.S. Government for losses resulting from our nuclear operations.
Research and Development
Company-sponsored independent research and development (IR&D) expenses totaled $27 millionfor the years ended December 31, 2024.
Competition
The company’s Mission Technologies segment competes domestically and internationally against large aerospace and defense (A&D) companies, primarily L3 Harris, Amentum, ManTech, Leidos, and, increasingly, small buinesses serving the intelligence community. To a lesser extent, the company’s lines of business compete on certain contracts with major prime A&D contractors, including Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, RTX Corporation, and Boeing.
History
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 2010.
