By Judy Bell - March 18, 2020 Legislation introduced on Feb. 6 has brought the U.S. Navy a step closer to reaching a 355-ship goal, underscoring a commitment to bring consistent business to shipbuilders throughout the country. The bill, known as Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the…...
BAE Systems to Dry-Dock Two Destroyers in San Diego
By Sean Kirkpatrick - March 6, 2020 The US Navy has paid $170.7 million in contracts to BAE Systems for the maintenance and repair of two Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyers in San Diego. The contracts will see the San Diego shipyard dry-dock both the USS Decatur and the USS Stethem…...
Ingalls Shipbuilding Supports Gulf Coast Schools with STEM Grants
By Judy Bell - February 17, 2020 Ingalls Shipbuilding – a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) – has announced the winners for nearly $100,000 in grant money to recipients representing local Mississippi and Alabama schools and educational organizations. The grants for 2020 mark the 12th consecutive year that…...
Growth Planned for West Coast Shipyards
By Brett Davis - January 23, 2020 Shipyards across the nation are quickly filling up with ships needing repairs and upgrades, including Naval Shipyard Puget Sound. This has caused many to begin upgrading their construction and maintenance facilities to meet the needs of a growing fleet. Dry Docks Filled at…...
5G Now Available at Newport News Shipbuilding
By Leslie McAloose - January 6, 2020 Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), recently became the first 5G shipyard in the nation, thanks to a partnership with Verizon to bring the high-speed and high bandwidth capabilities to the shipyard’s infrastructure. Employing roughly 11,500 people, HII…...
Shipyard Jobs Spurred by Likely USS John F. Kennedy Retrofit for F-35s
By Aaron Udland, January 2, 2020 Congress is ordering the Navy to make its newest carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), compatible with launching the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, likely to add numerous new jobs in shipyards assigned to retrofit the ships…...
New Naval Class Dedicated to The Navajo People
By Charles Chapman, December 3, 2019 Construction has begun on what will be the T-ATS 6, also known as the USNS Navajo, the lead ship of an entirely new line of vessels that will round out the United States Navy’s fleet. Where the previous T-ATF 166 and T-ARS 50 used…...
Latest Study Shows San Diego Defense-Related Jobs on Steady Increase
By Brett Davis - November 25, 2019 In the wake of the recent reports that unemployment rates in the United States are lower than they have been in the last 50 years, it’s imperative to keep in mind that these numbers can fluctuate vastly within regions and industries. The greater…...
Aircraft Carrier, John F. Kennedy, Launching Three Months Ahead of Schedule
By Shaunta Saxton, November 18, 2019 Newport News, VA – The United States Navy will be acquiring three new Supercarriers in the coming years, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the USS Enterprise (CVN-80), and the John F. Kennedy (CVN-79). All three are Ford-class carriers (formerly CVN-21 class), and come…...
U.S. Navy’s 2020 Purchasing Plans Mean Long-Term Shipyard Job Growth
By Ben Enman, November 11, 2019 Staffing at the shipyards in Hampton Roads, Norfolk and around the U.S. should continue to rise if current building plans released by the Department of Defense are confirmed. The U.S. Navy released its 2020 shipbuilding plan that forecasts a target of 355 battle force…...