Uncrewed Vehicles

Boeing, HII team for extra large UUVs

13th June 2017

Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries have teamed up to design and build an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) in support of the US Navy’s Extra Large …

Military Logistics

HII redelivers USS Abraham Lincoln

16th May 2017

Huntington Ingalls Industries has redelivered the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to the US Navy, the company announced on 12 May. The vessel …

Military Logistics

Huntington Ingalls to build LPD-28

21st December 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will carry out detailed design and construction of the amphibious transport dock Fort Lauderdale under a $1.46 billion, fixed-price incentive contract …

Naval Warfare

NSC Munro completes acceptance trials

11th October 2016

US Coast Guard's National Security Cutter (NSC) Munro has successfully completed acceptance trials, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced on 7 October. The US …

Naval Warfare

HII to overhaul USS Ramage

16th September 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $14 million base contract to perform an extended selected restricted availability overhaul on the USS …

Naval Warfare

USS John F Kennedy on schedule

14th September 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has placed a 900-ton superlift into dry dock as part of construction of the future USS John …

Defence Notes

USS John Finn completes alpha trials

6th September 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has completed the first round of sea trials for the USS John Finn (DDG 113), an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer …

Naval Warfare

HII signs new contracts

1st September 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded an $88.2 million fixed-price contract by the US Coast Guard (USCG) for the purchase of …

Military Logistics

HII to modernise USS Harry S Truman

24th August 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract worth $52 million for nuclear propulsion and complex modernisation work on the US …

Military Logistics

Newport tests PALS on CVN 78

15th August 2016

The Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has successfully tested the Precision Aircraft Landing System (PALS) on the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, …

Naval Warfare

USCGC Munro finishes builder's sea trials

11th August 2016

USCGC Munro, the sixth Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) for the US Coast Guard (USCG), has successfully completed builder's …

Military Logistics

Ingalls awarded LX(R) design work

5th July 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has been selected to perform the majority of the contract design work for the US Navy's amphibious warfare ship replacement LX(R) …

Naval Warfare

US Navy christens LPD 27

24th May 2016

The US Navy has christened USS Portland (LPD 27), its newest and 11th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, at the manufacturer Huntington Ingalls Industries …

Military Logistics

HII delivers LPD 26 to US Navy

17th May 2016

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has made the official delivery of its tenth San Antonio class amphibious transport dock, USS John P Murtha (LPD 26), to …

Military Logistics

LPD 26 completes acceptance trials

21st April 2016

Acceptance sea trials for the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS John P Murtha (LPD 26), have been successfully completed, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced on 19 …

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]

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 82) [USN]

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 carrier, ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 82) [USN]

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 carrier, ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 82 - CVN 83) [USN]

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 carrier, ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN 82 - CVN 83) [USN]

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 carrier, ...

Aircraft carriers

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

Programme 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Naval: shipboard communication systems

Naval: shipboard communication systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 812 - SSN 822)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

Naval: Combat Management Systems

Naval: Combat Management Systems | Virginia Class Attack Submarine (SSN 823 - SSN 824)

The US Navy’s (USN’s) Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN) are the foundation of US naval power. Also known as the SSN 774 class, these boats ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

Destroyers

Zumwalt Class

The DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class is formed by a series of next-generation multi-role destroyers 21st century. They were designed to host the latest in sensors and weapons ...

Corvettes

Legend Class (National Security Cutter)

The National Security Cutter (NSC), also known as the Legend-class, has been designed for homeland security, law enforcement, maritime safety, environmental protection and national defence ...

Frigates

Daegu Class (FFX II/HDF-3500)

The Daegu-class frigates for the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will be a follow-on batch from the recently built Incheon-class frigates. Sometimes, the ships are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aircraft carriers

Nimitz Class

The first Nimitz class aircraft carrier entered service in 1975 and at 100,000t were the largest warships ever built until the first of the new class ...

Destroyers

Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I)

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