Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers As the nation’s sole designer-builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, HII is currently designing and building the next-generation of aircraft carriers – the
Gerald R. Ford class, the first new design for an aircraft carrier in decades – that use new technologies to provide the U.S. Navy with increased power and reduced manning. The company is to build ten
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy and is scheduled to deliver one carrier every five years starting in 2015. In 2019, the U.S. Navy awarded HII a $15.2 billion block contract for the detail design and construction of
Enterprise (CVN-80) and
Doris Miller (CVN-81).
Aircraft Carrier Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) HII's Newport News Shipbuilding is the only shipyard to perform refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) work on aircraft carriers. This massive undertaking was described in a 2002 Rand Study as one of the most challenging engineering and industrial tasks undertaken anywhere by any organization. The multi-year project is performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year life and includes refueling of the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repair, upgrade and modernization work. HII have completed the refueling and complex overhaul of the first six ships of the Nimitz-class, USS
Nimitz (CVN 68), USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS
Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS
Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), USS
Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS
George Washington (CVN 73). As of 2024, HII is performing this work on the seventh ship in the class, USS
John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The NNS-built
Enterprise was the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the only ship of its class.
Columbia-class submarines HII's Newport News Shipbuilding is a major shipbuilding partner in the
Columbia-class program, constructing and delivering six module sections per submarine under contract to
General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the Navy’s plan to replace the aging
Ohio-class. The new submarines will make up one leg of the U.S. strategic nuclear deterrent triad. The 561-foot-long submarines will include a new life-of-ship reactor, an electric drive propulsion system and field 16 Trident II D5 ballistic missiles. It is first in the new class of amphibious assault ships for the U.S. Navy, replacing USS
Tarawa (LHA 1). Ingalls’ next ship in the class,
Tripoli (LHA 7), was delivered to the Navy on 28 February 2020. The ship was christened on 16 September 2017. On 16 June 2017, Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded $3.1 billion contract to build
Bougainville (LHA 8). Construction started on LHA 8 on 15 October 2018, and the ship's keel was laid on 13 March 2019.
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers On 27 September 2018, Ingalls Shipbuilding won a $5.1 billion multi-year contract to build an additional six
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. These destroyers are equipped with the Navy's
Aegis Combat System. Fabrication of the first Flight III ship,
Jack. H. Lucas (DDG-125), started on 7 May 2018. Ingalls has built and delivered 31 ships to the U.S. Navy, with four more under construction.
Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), is scheduled for commissioning on 27 July in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Amphibious ships HII builds LPD 17
San Antonio and LHA
America classes of amphibious warships. Designed and built for survivability and flexibility, U.S. Navy amphibious warships allow complex joint U.S. military operations to respond swiftly to crisis anywhere in the world, from deterrence and major combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
LPD San Antonio-class HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding is building the entire
San Antonio class of ships, the newest addition to the Navy's 21st century amphibious assault force. LPDs 17 to 28 have been delivered to the U.S. Navy. The latest, USS
Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), was delivered in March 2022. In March 2023, Ingalls received a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32. The ship will be the 16th in the
San Antonio class and the third Flight II LPD.
LHA 6 America-class The
America-class LHA ships are a variant of the extremely successful
Wasp-class LHD amphibious assault ships that are presently serving as workhorses in the U. S. Navy fleet. Also known as “Large Deck amphibious ships,” they are the centerpieces of amphibious ready groups and a U.S. Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force. HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding has delivered two America-class amphibious assault ships to the U.S. Navy:
America (LHA 6) in April 2014, and
Tripoli (LHA 7) in February 2020. The current
Program of Record is for 11 ships, of which the first nine have been successfully delivered to the
U.S. Coast Guard. Ingalls' ninth NSC, Stone (WMSL 758), was delivered in November 2020. In December 2018, Ingalls received two contracts from the U.S. Coast Guard to build a 10th and 11th NSC. The contracts are valued at $468.75 million and $462.13 million, respectively. On June 5, 2025, the Secretary of Homeland Security cancelled the 11th cutter's contract due to continued delays past the 2024 delivery date.
Unmanned Systems HII creates advanced unmanned solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The company's REMUS UUVs - , untethered, autonomous marine robots - carry sensors and payloads to collect data for a variety of applications.
Mission Technologies contracts In August 2023, HII's Mission Technologies division received its largest contract win through the $1.4 billion Joint Network Engineering and Emerging Operations (J-NEEO) task order. HII's Mission Technologies also celebrated other several large contract wins: • 1.3 billion to support the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Personnel Recovery Enterprise Services and Solutions (PRESS) task order • A $995 million contract to provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) • A $242 million contract to provide shore-based training, engineering and development support (SBEDS) for the U.S. Navy
Vertical Launch Support In April 2024, Mission Technologies was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to analyze, research and develop enhanced capabilities for the Mk 41 and Mk 57 vertical launching systems (VLS) onboard U.S. Navy surface ships. HII is also to equip the first Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1001) with a universal electronics module for the Mk 57 vertical launch system. ==References==