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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Company

Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls Shipbuilding designs, builds and maintains amphibious ships, destroyers and cutters for the U.S. Navy at its Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard. ↗

HeadquartersPascagoula, Mississippi ↗
Founded1938 ↗
FoundersRobert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr. ↗
LeadershipBrian Blanchette, President ↗
Employees11,000+ ↗
OwnershipDivision of HII ↗; Spun off from Northrop Grumman, 2011-03-31 ↗

Products

  • Ingalls builds Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyers and is currently building the Flight III version. ↗
  • Ingalls is completing modernization work on all three Zumwalt-class destroyers. ↗
  • HII builds the San Antonio-class (LPD 17) amphibious transport dock, designed to project Marine Corps power. ↗
  • Ingalls is the sole builder of large-deck amphibious ships for the U.S. Navy, including the America-class (LHA 6). ↗
  • Ingalls runs the National Security Cutter program for the U.S. Coast Guard. ↗

Customers

  • The U.S. Navy is a customer, and Ingalls is the largest supplier of Navy surface combatants. ↗
  • The U.S. Coast Guard is a customer through the National Security Cutter program. ↗

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