Ingalls shipyard wins $453.4M contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract with a potential total value of $453.4 million. “This is...
Tag : shipbuilding
Wicker questions Navy and Marine Corps on shipbuilding programs
by Alex Paton
This week, Senator Roger Wicker, who is a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, attended a hearing to consider Admiral William F. Moran,...
Palazzo seeks to protect U.S. shipbuilding interests
by Alex Paton
Congressman Steven Palazzo recently led a group of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition...
Wicker: return to DOD spending caps irresponsible
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker spoke to a panel of witnesses on November the 28th during a meeting about the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding plans. Wicker serves...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote for Defense Spending bill
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith have voted to pass a bill that gives the Defense Department its largest funding increase in 15 years...
Ingalls partners with local school technical programs
by Alex Paton
Ingalls Shipbuilding will soon partner with three local high schools to construct talent development labs to boost each of the school’s technical programs, especially in...
Ingalls to pay government for alleged overcharging
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII), a publicly traded company headquartered in Newport, Virginia, has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement of allegations that it violated...
Funding increased for shipbuilding; could mean good news for Coast
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- A bill was agreed upon by Senators and Representatives in Washington to increase spending for new ships for the U.S. Navy. A portion...
The Military and Mississippi: DC Bill Ensures Miss. Defense Jobs, Shipbuilding Continues
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.–Shipbuilding is a vital industry in Mississippi and the state is also invested in the U.S. military in many other ways. Thursday the Defense...