{"id":893373,"date":"2025-10-07T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-completes-initial-sea-trials-of-virginia-class-submarine-massachusetts-ssn-798\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:35:07","slug":"hii-completes-initial-sea-trials-of-virginia-class-submarine-massachusetts-ssn-798","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-completes-initial-sea-trials-of-virginia-class-submarine-massachusetts-ssn-798\/","title":{"rendered":"HII Completes Initial Sea Trials of Virginia-Class Submarine\u00a0Massachusetts (SSN 798)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has successfully completed initial sea trials for\u00a0Virginia<\/em>-class attack submarine Massachusetts<\/em> (SSN 798).<\/p>\n

Over the course of several days at sea, the NNS and Navy team conducted testing of systems and components, including submerging the submarine for the first time and high-speed maneuvers while on the surface and submerged. The testing program will continue at NNS ahead of delivering the boat to the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur entire team at Newport News Shipbuilding understands the importance of delivering capability to our fleet,\u201d NNS President Kari Wilkinson said. \u201cProving capabilities through this first sea trial for Massachusetts<\/em> is an important step in demonstrating this and we are honored to support the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

The boat, the 25th<\/sup>Virginia<\/em>-class submarine, was christened in May 2023; Massachusetts<\/em> will be the 12th<\/sup> delivered by NNS.<\/p>\n

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Photos accompanying this release are available at: http:\/\/hii.com\/news\/hii-completes-initial-sea-trials-of-virginia-class-submarine-massachusetts-ssn-798\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n About HII<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII\u2019s mission is to deliver the world\u2019s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world.<\/p>\n

As the nation\u2019s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI\/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII\u2019s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit:<\/p>\n