Newport News Shipbuilding

PEO Carriers: USS Gerald R. Ford ‘Fully Delivered’ Ready to Deploy

Distinguished visitors observe flight operations aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), Sept. 17, 2022. US Navy Photo

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Five years after its commissioning, the world’s largest warship is in shape to deploy, the officer who oversees the Navy’s carrier program said last week.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) quietly reached its initial operating capability in December and has been in workups since completing a six-month repair availability in March following explosive shock trials off...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/26/peo-carriers-uss-gerald-r-ford-fully-delivered-ready-to-deploy

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 1 – Patrol vessels for the North Sea and Minnesota, a future US Navy aircraft carrier and more

New patrol boats have been delivered to operators in Denmark and the US. Construction is well underway on the US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier while a German build ..

The post Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 1 – Patrol vessels for the North Sea and Minnesota, a future US Navy...

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VIDEO: Newport News Shipbuilding marks CVN 80 construction milestone

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division on July 27

U.S. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are the ship’s sponsors. Ledecky attended in person, while Biles participated via video, as the pair marked the important first milestone in construction of the aircraft carrier.

During the ceremony, the sponsors’ initials were welded onto a steel plate that will...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/video-newport-news-shipbuilding-marks-cvn-80-construction-milestone/

Newport News Shipbuilding promotes three

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has made several promotions designed to optimize its shipyard operations.

“We have been on an aggressive journey to transform the way we run our business. Accomplishing this transformation while running our complex business is not a simple task,” said Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding. “Our Navy customer expects us to deliver ships on time and on budget so they can meet the...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/newport-news-shipbuilding-promotes-three/

GAO Report on Risk in Defense Industrial Base

The following is the July 7, 2022, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Industrial Base DoD Should Take Actions to Strengthen Its Risk Mitigation Approach.

From the report

The Department of Defense’s (DOD) Industrial Base Policy office does not yet
have a consolidated and comprehensive strategy to mitigate risks to the
industrial base—the companies that develop and manufacture technologies and
weapon systems for DOD. The office is using a combination of four previously
issued reports...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/08/gao-report-on-risk-in-defense-industrial-base

Navy Commissions Virginia-Class Attack Submarine USS Montana

Sailors attached to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) man the boat during a commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, Va., on June 25, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy welcomed the 21st Virginia-class submarine into the fleet over the weekend, the service announced Monday.

USS Montana (SSN-794) is the third of the Block IV Virginia-class submarines to deliver to the Navy from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding. It is the second naval war vessel to bear the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/27/navy-commissions-virginia-class-attack-submarine-uss-montana

HII names Brandi Smith VP of Columbia-class program

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Brandi Smith has been named vice president of the Columbia-class program at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. She succeeds Charles Southall, who will retire July 1 after more than 35 years of service that began when he joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1986 as an engineering intern in the submarine program. Since then, he has served in various roles of increasing responsibility. During his tenure as director of advanced submarine...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/hii-names-brandi-smith-vp-of-columbia-class-program/

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