Navy, industry has ‘got to adjust’ to realities of shipyard worker pay: Service official
"We have got to reflect prices that can allow us to have the labor pool that we need for the long term,” said the Navy official.
HII’s Wilkinson to take over as Newport News Shipbuilding chief in 2025; Boykin to retire
The leadership changes come following HII's bleak report to Wall Street, but a company spokesman said the timing "aligns with Jennifer [Boykin's] retirement plans."
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Not just selling into the kingdom, but building partnership with Saudi Arabia’s defense industry
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
At Ingalls, plenty of space for shipbuilding but ramping up workforce will be the challenge
“People can go do far less difficult things for just about the same money from an entry wage standpoint,” Ingalls' Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson told Breaking Defense. “I will say though that within a year-and-a-half to two years, you can double your salary as a shipbuilder.”
HII studies own potential changes to the amphibs amid Pentagon cost squabbles
An Ingalls executive told reporters the company is acutely aware that affordability is top of mind for the Navy and Marine Corps when it comes to amphibious shipbuilding.
HII’s Ingalls seeks stability in amphibs, ‘absolutely’ eyeing second frigate yard competition
A company executive says the yard is "fully modernized" after spending more than a billion dollars over several years to improve its facilities.