HII’s Tech Transformation Is Making It Much More Than America’s Biggest Shipbuilder
Forbes
Loren Thompson | December 15, 2022
Huntington Ingalls Industries recently decided to stop spelling out its name in communications and instead refer to itself by its stock symbol—HII. One reason is that the phrase “Huntington Ingalls” is synonymous with shipbuilding—it is by far the biggest builder of warships in the Western Hemisphere—but the company is transforming itself into something more than a shipbuilder.
Senators Wicker, Hyde-Smith praise agreement on the National Defense Authorization
Y’all Politics
Anne Summerhays | December 9, 2022
Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) praised the agreement on the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (FDAA) after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the package to the Senate. The 62nd annual NDAA supports a total of $857.9 billion in fiscal year 2023 funding for national defense. Within this topline, the legislation authorizes $816.7 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) and $30.3 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy (DOE).
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Ingalls’ Wilkinson named Chair of the Gulf Coast Business Council
Y’all Politics
Frank Corder | December 15, 2022
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Business Council has named Kari Wilkinson, President of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, as Chairman of the Board for the upcoming 2023-2024 term. Wilkinson is executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. Named to this position in April 2021, she is responsible for all programs and operations at Ingalls, including the U.S. Navy’s amphibious assault and surface combatant ship programs and the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter program.
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Details emerge over Gulf Coast Amtrak route from Mobile to New Orleans, as former enemies become funding partners
Mississippi Today
Sara DiNatale | December 16, 2022
As Amtrak plans for a 2023 start date, the freight companies and Alabama port that once said passenger rail’s return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast could be detrimental to business are now pledging millions of dollars in improvements to the tracks between Mobile and New Orleans. The freight companies and Alabama Port Authority have promised to pay a collective $15 million to improve the passenger train’s route in efforts to decrease the total time it will take Amtrak to go between New Orleans and Mobile, according to details obtained by a Mississippi Today records request.
HII Hosts Marine Corps Commandant at Ingalls Shipbuilding
SeaPower Magazine
December 13, 2022
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted Gen. David H. Berger, the 38th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, on Dec. 12, the company said in a release. Berger met with Ingalls leadership and toured the shipyard, including two amphibious ships currently under construction, Bougainville (LHA 8) and Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). “We value the opportunity to showcase our talented shipbuilders and state-of-the-art facility to the Marine Corps and Navy,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “It’s a great day when our customers see firsthand the work we are completing to support their service, and when we can hear directly from them on requirements.”
HII Commences Assembly Work on Navy’s Future Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Sam Nunn
Executive Biz
Regina Garcia | December 15, 2022
HII hosted a ceremony at its Pascagoula shipyard on Monday to signal the commencement of building the future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133). The upcoming Arleigh Burke-class naval ship will be a DDG 51 Flight III guided missile destroyer that will focus on air and missile defense operations for the U.S. Navy fleet, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Wednesday. It will be equipped with AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar to boost the naval fleet’s warfighting capability.
Pascagoula designated an American World War II Heritage City
Sun Herald
December 12, 2022
The city of Pascagoula was recently recognized for its support of the country’s war efforts in World War II. The National Park Service designated Pascagoula an American World War II Heritage City. The American World War II Heritage Cities Program honors the contributions of local towns, cities, counties and their citizens who stepped into the workforce to support America’s war effort during World War II.