Photo Release — Newport News Shipbuilding Hosts Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday NYSE:HII

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations Adm., Visited the Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) today for information on all of the shipyard’s major programs receive. Recent investments in new facilities and advancements with integrated digital shipbuilding to improve operational efficiency.

“We were pleased that Adm. Gilday had the opportunity to visit Newport News and hear from our dedicated shipbuilders,” said Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding. “These visits ensure the focus on the Navy and allow us to demonstrate our focus on continuous improvement, innovative use of technology and uncompromising commitment to safety, quality, cost and schedule. All of this enables us to give our navy the ships they need, when they need them, to ensure our national security. “

Gilday visited the submarine construction complex to see modules and assemblies of the 12 Virginia-class submarines currently under construction. He also visited the facilities where the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is under construction and the USS George Washington (CVN 73) in Newport News is conducting a final equipping and testing activity for the refueling and complex overhaul.

“It was important for me to come here and see how the job is done firsthand,” said Gilday. “There is no doubt that Virginia-class submarines and our nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be important parts of our future naval forces. I am excited to see these ships come to life in the months and years to come, and I don’t want anyone to forget the fact that our seafarers depend on the quality of the work done here and are ready to fight. ”

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Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company, providing professional services to government and industrial partners. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more classes than any other US naval shipbuilder. HII’s technical solutions department supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and environmental services. HII is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia and employs more than 42,000 people nationally and internationally. For more information visit:

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