MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that Greg Ennis has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of its Mission Technologies division. In this role, Ennis will lead the division's financial organization and oversee accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, rates and budgets, and program cost control across the business.
Defense budgets are surging toward record levels, yet three of America's biggest contractors enter October trading nowhere near their peaks. One of them just posted the largest earnings beat of the group, and the market still walked away unimpressed.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. maintains a dominant market position with robust revenue visibility, supported by a $57.3B backlog and recent contract wins. HII delivered a Q2 double-beat, with revenue up 10% YoY to $3.42B and EPS at $5.27, driven by Newport News and Mission Technologies segments. Management raised FY 2026 shipbuilding revenue guidance to $10.2B–$10.4B, targeting total 2026 revenue of $13.4B and 7.5% YoY growth.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at HII's (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division today to start its refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) after years of advance planning.
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MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder and the global leader in autonomous seapower, was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs) for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program. The award marks a major advancement in the U.S. Navy's transition from experimentation to fleet-scale deployment of trusted, operational autonomy across the maritime domain.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $5,099,973,132 contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $5,183,380,744.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has achieved preliminary acceptance of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) welcomed members of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy (FNC) to its Ingalls Shipbuilding division Thursday as part of the commission's nationwide review to develop recommendations for strengthening American seapower.
U.S. Rep. Bill Keating joins ribbon-cutting celebrating expanded production capacity, advanced autonomous maritime technology and continued investment in the region U.S. Rep. Bill Keating joins ribbon-cutting celebrating expanded production capacity, advanced autonomous maritime technology and continued investment in the region
