HII

Name

HII

Legal name

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Website

https://hii.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Naval Shipbuilding and Defense Systems

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (3366), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles) (3480), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABAKAL

Submarine Systems & Components (Pressure Hull, Ballast, Life Support)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Naval Defense Systems & Military Ship Components

SECONDARYIMAJABAH

Unmanned Naval Vessels (USV/UUV)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Naval & Defense Shipbuilding

SECONDARYIMABAKAJ

Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Naval Defense Systems & Military Ship Components

SECONDARYIMABAIAF

Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) & Autonomous Subsea Platforms

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAKAC

Naval Weapons & Launch Systems (Guns, VLS, Torpedoes)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Naval Defense Systems & Military Ship Components

SECONDARYIMAJAOAF

Submarine Propulsion Systems Manufacturing (Diesel-Electric, AIP, Nuclear Plant Components)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Submarine Manufacturing

Keywords

• Defense shipbuilding
• Naval vessel construction
• Unmanned maritime systems
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Electronic warfare systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport News

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Shipbuilding Contracts: Long-term government contracts for design, construction, and delivery of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, amphibious ships, and Coast Guard vessels. Revenue recognized over multi-year construction periods.
2. Fleet Sustainment and Maintenance: Post-construction maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for naval vessels including the $418M elevator maintenance contract and $74M VLS support contract.
3. Unmanned Maritime Systems: Sale of REMUS UUVs, ROMULUS USVs, and related autonomy solutions to U.S. Navy, allied navies, and government agencies. Includes the Defense Innovation Unit torpedo tube launch/recovery system.
4. Mission Technologies Products: C5ISR, electronic warfare, directed energy, spectrum solutions, and AI platforms sold to defense customers including the $244M Minotaur maritime integration contract.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HII designs, builds, and sustains nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, amphibious ships, and Coast Guard cutters for the U.S. Navy and allied navies. The company also produces unmanned underwater vehicles (REMUS), unmanned surface vessels (ROMULUS), and a portfolio of mission technologies including AI/autonomy software (Odyssey, LeviathanAI), C5ISR systems (Minotaur), electronic warfare solutions, directed energy weapons, and advanced materials.

Product overview

HII is America's largest military shipbuilder operating through three divisions: Newport News Shipbuilding (nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines), Ingalls Shipbuilding (amphibious ships, destroyers, and Coast Guard cutters), and Mission Technologies (autonomous systems, C5ISR, electronic warfare, and AI). The Mission Technologies portfolio includes the ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels, REMUS family of unmanned underwater vehicles, Odyssey autonomy solutions suite, LeviathanAI agentic AI platform, Mission Management System, electronic warfare products (GRIMM, CLOAK, Cognitive EW), electromagnetic spectrum solutions (TIREM, VIPER, RFarchitect, RFsentry), directed energy weapons, and advanced materials. These products integrate to provide end-to-end autonomous maritime operations from unmanned systems to command and control, supporting defense, research, and commercial applications across sea, air, land, space, and cyber domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REMUS: Family of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for defense, research and commercial operations with over 750 vehicles delivered globally
• ROMULUS
• Odyssey
• Minotaur Mission Management System
• LeviathanAI
• IONIC
• CounterMeasures
• VENOM
• GRIMM
• CLOAK
• GRSLi
• TIREM
• VIPER
• RFarchitect
• RFsentry
• WAVES
• Ingalls Shipbuilder Academy
• HYPR
• DefenseTech LIVE
• Dark Sea Labs

Products and services

• ROMULUS USV Family High-endurance, 25+ knot family of unmanned surface vessels engineered for sustained open-ocean operations, rapid reconfiguration, and cost-efficient production. Supports ISR, counter-UAS, mine countermeasures, and strike missions for naval customers.
• REMUS UUV Family Proven family of unmanned underwater vehicles providing reliable autonomous undersea operations for defense, research, and commercial applications. Modular open-architecture design with depth ratings from 100 to 6,000 meters and endurance from 10 to 110+ hours, deployed in 30+ countries.
• Odyssey Autonomy Suite AI-driven autonomy software suite for multi-domain unmanned operations including Odyssey Mission (web-based vessel management UI), Odyssey Advanced Autonomy (multi-vehicle collaborative autonomy, sensor fusion, advanced perception), and Odyssey Sim (physics-based simulation environment). Deployed on REMUS UUVs and ROMULUS USVs.
• LeviathanAI Comprehensive agentic AI platform integrating NLP, traditional data science, and targeted generative AI for mission-critical decision support. Supports custom-built AI solutions and third-party system integration with explainability.
• Minotaur Mission Management System Government off-the-shelf software for sensor management and data dissemination of unmanned and manned C6ISR systems, providing a unified common tactical picture across airborne, maritime, and shore-based platforms with automated sensor correlation and target prioritization.
• Virginia-Class Submarine Nuclear-powered attack submarines built by Newport News Shipbuilding in collaboration with General Dynamics Electric Boat. Capable of submerged speeds over 25 knots, supporting undersea warfare, ISR, strike, and special operations missions.
• GRIMM Spectrum Dominance Compact spectrum dominance solution for real-time geolocation and direction-finding of adversary signals. Low SWaP-C design with variable 1U form factor under 2 pounds, suitable for unmanned and manned platforms.
• CLOAK GPS Navigation Assurance Low SWaP-C GPS navigation assurance solution providing reliable positioning in GPS-denied environments. Uses one-third the power of existing anti-jam systems while delivering 2x-3x power efficiency.
• HII TIREM RF propagation model predicting signal path loss over irregular terrain and seawater with over 1 million calculations for precision electromagnetic environment analysis. Part of HII's 65+ years of RF engineering expertise.
• Cognitive Electromagnetic Warfare Machine learning-powered electronic warfare solution rapidly detecting, fingerprinting and classifying radar signals for enhanced situational awareness and rapid reprogramming. Processes RF signals including radio communications and radar emissions.
• High-Energy Laser Weapon System Open architecture High-Energy Laser weapon system designed for U.S. Army RCCTO to acquire, track and destroy Groups 1-3 unmanned aerial systems in multi-domain operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14% shipbuilding throughput increase in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability19 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Bayou Metal Supply & ManufacturingsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 June 2026Dedicated manufacturing line in Slidell, Louisiana providing precision cutting, bending, welding, and assembly of major structural components for ROMULUS USV production
• Applied IntuitioncoreTechnology or Integration · 21 April 2026MOU for Warship OS integration into ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels, with future plans to extend to crewed naval platforms. Collaboration aims to accelerate AI-defined capabilities and enable coordinated autonomy across both unmanned and crewed vessels.
• Babcock International GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Strategic partnership for autonomous maritime integration, integrating REMUS UUVs with Babcock's submarine weapon handling and launch systems for ARMOR Force initiative with UK Royal Navy; collaboration on autonomous launch and recovery through submarine torpedo tubes for allied submarine forces
• Path RoboticssupportingTechnology or Integration · 20 April 2026Partnership for High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) initiative providing robotic welding systems for shipbuilding automation. Combines robotic welding, automated material movement, autonomous surface treatment, and quality inspection systems.
• GrayMatter RoboticssupportingTechnology or Integration · 6 April 2026MOU to integrate Physical AI into shipbuilding operations focusing on autonomous surface preparation, coating, sanding, grinding, blasting, and inspection technologies. Partnership spans autonomous capability development, technology integration, workforce training, and scaling unmanned system production.
• MetalCraft MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Partnership for ROMULUS-25 USV delivery to U.S. Marine Corps under Defense Innovation Unit contract. 27-foot high-speed interceptor vessels capable of carrying 1,000 pounds payload over 1,000 nautical mile range.
• Breaux Brothers EnterprisescoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerROMULUS USV assembly facility in New Iberia, Louisiana for scalable, repeatable production of unmanned surface vessels ranging from 20 to 190 feet
• Incat CrowthersupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for ROMULUS vessel design providing commercial-standard hulls optimized for rapid, repeatable production
• Beier Integrated SystemssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for ROMULUS USV integration providing systems integration expertise for unmanned surface vessels
• Shield AIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration for ROMULUS autonomy enhancements, integrating Hivemind AI software with Odyssey autonomy suite for improved autonomous performance
• C3 AIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration for ROMULUS lifecycle sustainment capabilities using C3 AI platforms for predictive maintenance and operational analytics
• AML3D LimitedsupportingTechnology or IntegrationAU$9.9 million contract for four ARCEMY X 6700 wire additive manufacturing systems to be deployed at Newport News Shipbuilding, expanding NNS's fleet from two to six units
• NominalsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for modernizing data processes and transition from prototyping to higher-rate manufacturing for ROMULUS USV program

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• General Dynamics (Electric Boat, Bath Iron Works): General Dynamics is the only other U.S. shipbuilder authorized to build nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers via its Electric Boat division, directly co-producing Virginia-class submarines with HII's Newport News Shipbuilding. Its Bath Iron Works division is HII Ingalls's direct competitor in destroyer construction (Arleigh Burke/FF(X)).
• Babcock International: Babcock International is a U.K. defense and naval engineering prime that is also a strategic HII partner on the ARMOR Force initiative. Babcock provides submarine weapon handling, launch systems, and fleet support services that complement and compete with HII's allied autonomous maritime portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Northrop Grumman: HII was spun out of Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding business in 2011 and remains a broad incumbent in U.S. defense prime contracting. Northrop competes across unmanned systems, C5ISR, and naval mission systems that overlap with HII's Mission Technologies division.
• Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is a U.S. defense prime with overlapping naval systems business including surface combatant combat systems, Mk-41 VLS integration, and submarine work. Its Mission Systems segment competes with HII's C5ISR and electronic warfare portfolio.
• BAE Systems: BAE Systems builds warships for the U.K. Royal Navy (Type 26 frigates, Astute-class submarines) and competes with HII for allied naval contracts. Its platforms and partnership with HII via the ARMOR Force initiative with Babcock place it in close strategic proximity.
• Raytheon (RTX): RTX (Raytheon) competes with HII Mission Technologies in naval electronics, missile systems, and integrated warfare systems through its Raytheon and Collins Aerospace units, including VLS, radars, and electronic warfare.

Emerging players

• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a venture-backed defense tech company aggressively pursuing Navy autonomous surface and undersea contracts (e.g., MUSV, Extra Large UUV) that overlap with HII's ROMULUS and REMUS families. It represents the most prominent new entrant competing for the same unmanned procurement dollars.
• Shield AI: Shield AI provides the Hivemind autonomy pilot that HII integrates onto ROMULUS USVs, while also pursuing its own naval autonomy and unmanned surface vessel programs (e.g., Dive-LD). It is both a partner and a competitor in naval autonomous systems.

Regional players

• Naval Group: Naval Group is the French state-owned submarine and surface combatant builder (Barracuda/Suffren-class SSNs, FREMM frigates) serving allied navies globally. It competes with HII for submarine and surface ship export opportunities in non-U.S. markets.
• Saab (Kockums): Saab's Kockums division builds submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles for the Swedish and other allied navies (A26 submarines, AUV62 mine-replacement system). It is a peer for HII's submarine and REMUS product lines in the European allied market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat8 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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