Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

What is Huntington Ingalls Industries?
HII is America's largest military shipbuilder, headquartered in Newport News, Virginia. Spun off from Northrop Grumman in 2011, it builds the Navy's nuclear aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and amphibious ships.

Is Huntington Ingalls publicly traded?
Yes. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HII.

Who runs HII?
Christopher Kastner is president and CEO. Admiral Kirkland Donald is chairman of the board.

What are HII's divisions?
Newport News Shipbuilding (nuclear carriers and submarines), Ingalls Shipbuilding (surface combatants and amphibious ships), and Mission Technologies (defense technology and unmanned systems).

What was HII's FY2025 revenue?
$12.5 billion, up 8.2% over 2024, with record results at all three divisions and $16.9 billion in new contract awards.

HII was created on March 31, 2011 when Northrop Grumman spun its shipbuilding operations into an independent public company. The two shipyards carried deep roots: Newport News Shipbuilding was founded in 1886 by Collis P. Huntington and Ingalls Shipbuilding dates to 1938, both having passed through Litton Industries before Northrop Grumman consolidated them in 2001.

The early standalone years centered on carrier and submarine production at Newport News and destroyer, amphibious, and Coast Guard cutter work at Ingalls. The company then diversified into defense services, most visibly through the 2016 acquisition of Camber and the 2020 purchase of Hydroid and its REMUS unmanned underwater vehicle line, units assembled under the Mission Technologies division in 2023.

FY2025 was a record year: revenue of $12.5 billion grew 8.2%, shipbuilding throughput rose 14%, all three divisions posted record revenue, and new contract awards totaled $16.9 billion. More than 40 ships were in active construction or modernization at year end.

As a defense contractor, HII's environmental profile centers on shipyard energy use, hazardous material handling, and waterfront remediation obligations at century-old industrial sites. The company publishes corporate responsibility disclosures covering emissions, waste, and workplace safety.

Nuclear work adds a distinct regulatory layer: refueling and overhaul operations fall under Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program standards, among the most tightly audited regimes in US industry.

US Navy shipbuilding has drawn sustained congressional scrutiny over cost growth and schedule slips, and HII programs, particularly the Ford-class carrier and Virginia-class submarine lines, have absorbed criticism and Government Accountability Office findings on delays and budget overruns.

Labor relations have periodically made news at both yards, including union negotiations and workforce disputes at Ingalls in Pascagoula. As a cost-reimbursable contractor to the federal government, HII is also subject to False Claims Act exposure and Inspector General audits standard to the industry.