HII Stock Recent News

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division was awarded a $9.6 billion multi-ship procurement contract for the construction of three San Antonio-class (LPD 17) amphibious ships and a contract modification for the next America-class (LHA 6) large-deck amphibious ship. This combined procurement — the first of its kind for amphibious ships — begins the journey for the construction of LPDs 33, 34, 35 and LHA 10 for the U.S. Navy.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global all-domain defense provider HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Steve Powell, HII's assistant treasurer for banking and capital markets, will become the company's next corporate vice president and treasurer, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Powell will succeed D.R. “Rick” Wyatt, who will retire at the end of this year after more than four decades of service with the company.

HII has built and shipped its two REMUS 620 UUVs to NOAA for improved high-resolution ocean floor imaging.

If you are an investor in Verint Systems - a company that sells products and services for customer experience automation - and are disappointed with the stock's 11% drop last week following its earnings miss and sluggish revenue growth, it may be time to look elsewhere. As of this moment, we find that Leidos - a defense, aviation, IT, and biomedical research company - and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) - the largest military shipbuilding company - appear to be more attractive than Verint Systems.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII's (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division has successfully built and delivered two REMUS 620 uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for enhanced high-resolution ocean floor mapping.

HII is going to procure additional support to conduct pre-advanced planning for Nimitz (CVN 68) Class aircraft carrier defueling and inactivation.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) hosted Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro today at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division where they recognized the efforts of the Hampton Roads Workforce Council (HRWC).

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from HII's (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Thursday, en route to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida.

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a task order to support the U.S. Air Force's efforts to recapitalize and sustain its fleet of presidential and executive aircraft. The contract is valued at over $30 million.

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division was awarded a $209 million contract to support the development and sustainment of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) fighter and bomber weapons systems and subsystems. The HII team will perform research and analysis that will support the USAF's weapons systems development, sustainment and long-term strategy.