Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Matt Mulherin Jr. has been promoted to vice president of contracts at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. He assumed the new role on Monday, Jan. 3,
The Navy’s 23rd Virginia-class submarine, pre-commissioning unit New Jersey (SSN 796) was christened Saturday. The ceremony took place at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division. “The christening is a Navy and
Continuing on the acquisition trail, Beloit, Wis. headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Hunt Valve Company Inc., a specialty manufacturer of naval valves and
The House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces today released its proposals for the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The subcommittee will meet tomorrow for its mark up of the
From the July issue of Marine Log magazine There’s a reason why the larger U.S. shipbuilders have government relations offices, usually staffed up with a goodly number of retired U.S. Navy admirals.
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., has been awarded a $9,473,511,245 contract modification that exercises an option for the construction and testing of SSBN 826 and SSBN 827, the lead and
Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released a summary of his version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The House Armed Services
U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, yesterday announced that the committee had advanced the National Defense Authorization Act for
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. (GDEB), Groton, Conn., has been awarded the U.S. Navy’s largest ever shipbuilding contract. Worth $22,209,893,409 it covers the construction of nine Virginia-class submarines, eight with Virginia Payload
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for the Virginia-class attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796). Susan DiMarco wife of former Secretary of Homeland
