{"id":952948,"date":"2026-04-20T13:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/at-sea-air-space-2026-hii-celebrates-manufacturing-job-creation-expansion-of-u-s-shipbuilding-industrial-base\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:33:07","slug":"at-sea-air-space-2026-hii-celebrates-manufacturing-job-creation-expansion-of-u-s-shipbuilding-industrial-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/at-sea-air-space-2026-hii-celebrates-manufacturing-job-creation-expansion-of-u-s-shipbuilding-industrial-base\/","title":{"rendered":"At Sea-Air-Space 2026 HII Celebrates Manufacturing Job Creation, Expansion of U.S. Shipbuilding Industrial Base"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) joined shipbuilding partners from six states at the U.S. Navy League\u2019s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2026 to highlight a clear message: With the support of its U.S. Navy customer, HII is actively working to meet the growing and urgent demand for ships by increasing the share of shipbuilding work it distributes to partner companies across the country, helping to improve schedule performance and expand the U.S. maritime industrial base.<\/p>\n

The strategy expands shipbuilding capacity by the equivalent of more than 1,000 additional jobs, in 11 states, and utilizing 25 locations, in the job of building warships for the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

\u201cShipbuilding is a broad-based team effort in support of our customers\u2019 mission to protect peace and freedom across the globe,\u201d HII CEO and President Chris Kastner said. \u201cI am proud that in partnership with the U.S. Navy, HII has expanded the team of companies and states that actively participate in the critical work of shipbuilding. Early indications are that this strategy is working to improve schedule performance, as our Navy customer expects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through distributed shipbuilding and other efforts, HII increased shipbuilding throughput 14% in 2025 and is targeting similar gains in 2026, in support of construction schedules.<\/p>\n

\n How Distributed Shipbuilding Works<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Under its distributed shipbuilding strategy<\/a>, HII has extended construction of major structural units and modules beyond its two primary shipyards in Newport News, Virginia, and Pascagoula, Mississippi to partners in regions of the country with available facility capacity and skilled labor. Units and modules are being fabricated at partner facilities with close collaboration and oversight from HII, and then delivered to HII shipyards ready for integration.<\/p>\n

In 2026, HII plans to outsource more than 2.5 million hours of shipbuilding work, a 30% increase from 2025, while expanding its structural assembly network of assembly partner companies, enabling more work to be completed outside the shipyard before final assembly.<\/p>\n

HII\u2019s growing network of manufacturing partners include:<\/p>\n