About HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, nuclear and environmental services, and fleet sustainment. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally.
- Builder of the most complex ships in the world for 134 years at Newport News, and 81 years at Ingalls.
- Sole builder of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, the world’s largest warships, and one of two builders constructing nuclear-powered submarines.
- Exclusive provider of refueling services for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, at the forefront of new ship technologies, specialized manufacturing capabilities and nuclear facility management.
- Largest industrial employer in Virginia and Mississippi, and an employer in Louisiana and Alabama.
- Largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatants—has built more than 70 percent of Navy fleet of warships.
- Builder-of-record for Aegis DDG 51 class of guided missile destroyers.
- Builder of record for the LHA 6 class large-deck amphibious ships and the sole builder of the Navy’s newest fleet of the San Antonio (LPD 17) class amphibious assault ships.
- Builder-of-record for the flagship of the U.S. Coast Guard – the National Security Cutter.
- Provider of mission critical and practical solutions to a wide variety of government and commercial customers worldwide through Technical Solutions.
- Design, engineering, fabrication and operation of unmanned undersea vehicles
- Next-generation enterprise IT and C51SR
- Management and operations of Department of Energy nuclear sites
- Fleet sustainment
- Employs more than 6,800 engineers and designers.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Facts Updated May 7, 2020
Ingalls Shipbuilding Facts Updated May 5, 2020
Newport News Shipbuilding Facts Updated May 1, 2020
Technical Solutions Facts Updated May 5, 2020
Transforming HII
“We want to disrupt ourselves before anyone else has the chance,” HII President and CEO Mike Petters said. HII has a transformation strategy to capture efficiencies and synergies across the enterprise with specific focus on the material value stream, technology and digital strategy. The transformation effort empowers employees across the enterprise to change their jobs for the better.
Company Values
Employees at HII are guided by our values. They describe our company as we want to be.
HII on the Map
HII has employees working across the United States and around the globe.
Ethics & Compliance
Our program provides employees guidelines for daily work life and is the foundation for how we conduct business at HII.
Commitments
Our commitments as a company and as employees of Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Workforce Development
“Hard Stuff Done Right” applies to everything we do at Huntington Ingalls Industries, including workforce development.