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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

HII is America's largest shipbuilder, building naval ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and supplying technology products and services to defense customers. ↗

HeadquartersNewport News, VA ↗
LeadershipChristopher D. Kastner, President and CEO ↗; Kirkland H. Donald, Chairman ↗
Employeesover 44,000 ↗
Revenue$12.5 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗
U.S. government shareHII conducts most of its business with the U.S. Government, primarily the Department of War ↗
OwnershipPublic; spun off from Northrop Grumman ↗
SharesHII ↗
Websitehii.com ↗

Products

  • HII builds Arleigh Burke class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyers at Ingalls, one of only two companies that constructs them, and has delivered 36. ↗
  • HII is the sole builder of the U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ships, including the America class (LHA) and the LPD transport docks. ↗
  • Newport News builds Gerald R. Ford class (CVN 78) nuclear aircraft carriers, and has designed and built more than 31 carriers for the U.S. Navy since 1933. ↗
  • HII is the exclusive prime contractor for nuclear aircraft carrier refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) and is performing the RCOH of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). ↗
  • HII builds Virginia class (SSN 774) fast attack submarines under a teaming agreement with General Dynamics' Electric Boat. ↗
  • HII builds modules for the entire Columbia class (SSBN 826) ballistic missile submarine program as a subcontractor to Electric Boat. ↗
  • HII designed the Legend class national security cutter, the flagship of the U.S. Coast Guard's recapitalization program. ↗
  • HII's Unmanned Systems group designs and builds unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vessels for customers in more than 30 countries. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Navy is HII's largest customer. ↗
  • HII builds national security cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard. ↗
  • HII manages and operates Department of Energy sites and supports the cleanup of legacy waste for the department. ↗

Deals since 2020

Dec 2024 

Huntington Ingalls Industries buys Substantially all assets of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC

Seller: W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC

A South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator specializing in the manufacture of shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies

shipbuilding and maritimeSource
$140 millionClosed Jan 2025
Jul 202106

Huntington Ingalls Industries buys Alion Holding

Seller: Veritas Capital

Advanced engineering and R&D services in ISR, military training and simulation, cyber, data analytics and other technology solutions

C4ISR and electronicsIT and government servicescyberSource
$1.65 billionClosed Aug 19, 2021
Feb 202103

Huntington Ingalls Industries sells HII oil and gas business to PMC Capital Partners

Buyer: PMC Capital Partners

Huntington Ingalls' oil and gas business, sold as part of its plan to exit that part of the oil and gas industry

shipbuilding and maritimeSource
$25 millionClosed Feb 2021
Dec 2020 

Huntington Ingalls Industries buys Spatial Integrated Systems autonomy business

Seller: Spatial Integrated Systems

Autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems, a provider of autonomous technology

autonomy and dronesshipbuilding and maritimeSource
$40 millionClosed Dec 2020
Feb 202011

Titan Acquisition Holdings buys its 10% interest in San Diego Shipyard contributed to Titan Acquisition Holdings, L.P. for 10% interest

Seller: Huntington Ingalls Industries · Backed by Carlyle Group and Stellex Capital Management

A fleet service and repair site on San Diego Bay providing shipfitting, welding, pipefitting, machinery and repair services

MRO and sustainmentshipbuilding and maritimeSource
$83 millionClosed Feb 1, 2021
Feb 202004

Huntington Ingalls Industries buys Hydroid

Seller: Kongsberg Maritime

A provider of advanced marine robotics to the defense and maritime markets

autonomy and dronesshipbuilding and maritimeSource
$350 millionClosed Mar 26, 2020

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