Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) is a U.S. defense company focused on designing, building, modernizing and maintaining military ships and providing technology services to government customers. It is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States and one of the few companies capable of designing and constructing nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines.
HII operates through three primary businesses: Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Mission Technologies. Newport News builds and services nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, while Ingalls produces amphibious assault ships, surface combatants and other vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Mission Technologies provides services and systems involving command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, as well as cyber operations, unmanned systems, training, fleet sustainment and mission support.
The company was established as an independent public company in 2011 after being spun off from Northrop Grumman. Its shipbuilding heritage includes Newport News Shipbuilding, founded in 1886, and Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938. HII primarily serves the U.S. government through operations and facilities located in the United States. Christopher D. Kastner serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.
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