How defense contractors invest their money, in 4 charts
In the wake of Trump's executive order limiting Pentagon contractors' spending, take a look at eight companies' dividends, stock buybacks and more.
Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary
"Now it [the Columbia-class submarine] is delayed by at least a year, leaving no more margin for failure for the rest of the decades-long procurement and delivery schedule," said Rep. Ken Calvert, chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
Will US supply Australia with AUKUS subs? ‘That’s not going to happen,’ key US lawmaker says
The US should take the "next Virginia class that's built, designate that to the Australian AOR, and [say] we're going to dual-crew it with Australian sailors and US sailors," Rep. Rob Wittman tells Breaking Defense.
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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
In this Game Changer, HII cyber experts discuss the importance of optimizing the use of cyber capabilities and electromagnetic spectrum operations to help DoD shut down threats before they can escalate to open conflict.
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Cyber and full-spectrum operations push the Great Power conflict left of boom
Unlike a weapon that can be tested, validated, and put on a shelf knowing that it will work when needed, deployed information warfare and cyber capabilities have to be continually tuned and optimized in order to be relevant to the warfighter.
Navy moving ahead with HII for small UUV program
The selection of Remus 300 for the Lionfish program is a big win for HII, which has spent much of recent years positioning itself for the unmanned systems market.
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Why enterprise IT modernization matters now – and how to “delight by design”
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
HII taps Chris Kastner to take the helm as president, CEO
Mike Petters, the current CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, will become executive vice chairman of the board.
Pentagon stops implementing vaccine mandate for defense contractors
A Pentagon spokeswoman says the department has stopped implementing the vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
HII Is Making Its Play For Unmanned Systems
Huntington Ingalls Industries, like others in the defense base, is making a play for the unmanned systems market. Its moves these past two years have been aggressive.
Huntington’s Big Unmanned Plans Start To Gel
“Of all the budget items that I see out there, the unmanned budget item is probably going to have the largest percentage growth over the next five years, in my view,” HII Chief Financial Officer Tom Stiehle said today.
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Undersea superiority: ASELSAN’s integrated approach to naval defense
As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
As Navy Shifts Gears, Huntington-Ingalls Buys Autonomy Firm
Huntington Ingalls, best known for building the Nimitz and Ford-class carriers, amphibious ships and nuclear submarines, is taking notes on the Navy's new plans to build unmanned ships.
Rep. Gallagher: The ‘Bad Day For The PLA Navy’
The Wisconsin lawmaker, China hawk and member of the House Armed Services Committee, sees the frigate as a cornerstone for growing the Navy while not blowing open what is likely to be a constrained budget in the coming years.
Navy Rushes To Get F-35s on USS JFK; Other Ford Carriers Wait Their Turn
The service's aircraft carrier boss says the COVID economic slowdown hasn't effected building new carriers -- yet.
If Congress Punts Spending Bill, Navy’s New Frigate Would Suffer
The Navy is looking to get a new class of frigates in the water as soon as possible, but the budget wrangling between Congress and the White House might mean that gets put on hold.