{"id":953272,"date":"2026-04-21T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-accelerates-romulus-usv-program-four-new-romulus-vessels-head-into-production\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:14:58","slug":"hii-accelerates-romulus-usv-program-four-new-romulus-vessels-head-into-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/hii-accelerates-romulus-usv-program-four-new-romulus-vessels-head-into-production\/","title":{"rendered":"HII Accelerates ROMULUS USV Program: Four New ROMULUS Vessels Head into Production"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII), America\u2019s largest military shipbuilder and global leader in autonomous maritime systems, announced today plans for the production of four ROMULUS 151 vessels to be built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana in addition to the ROMULUS 151 currently under construction.<\/p>\n

The announcement signals a rapid shift toward initial production, as HII pushes to accelerate delivery of autonomous surface capability to the U.S. Navy and allied partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cROMULUS represents a shift in how we deliver unmanned capability to the fleet,\u201d said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII\u2019s Mission Technologies division. \u201cWe are combining shipbuilding experience, scalable manufacturing, proven autonomy, and strong industry partnerships to move quickly from prototype to operational deployment. The progress we are seeing today \u2014 including these initial production vessels \u2014 reinforces that we are on a disciplined path to deliver meaningful capability at speed and at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Built for Scale and Mission Flexibility<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

ROMULUS is a modular family of AI-enabled USVs designed to meet current and emerging requirements for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, joint forces, and allied partners. The platform supports a wide range of missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, strike operations, counter-unmanned systems, and the launch and recovery of unmanned underwater and aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n

Engineered for serial, repeatable production, ROMULUS vessels combine endurance, global reach, and modular adaptability. The family is designed to scale across multiple vessel sizes while maintaining a common manufacturing approach and autonomy baseline.<\/p>\n

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A photo and video accompanying this release are available at:\u00a0https:\/\/www.hii.com\/newsroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n Advancing a Scalable Manufacturing Model<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

The ROMULUS program is supported by HII\u2019s expanding unmanned vessel production ecosystem, including its assembly facility at Breaux Brothers Enterprises and the High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) initiative. Together, these efforts are designed to transition unmanned vessel production from prototype builds to high-rate, digitally enabled manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\n In March, HII released a plan outlining an expanded ROMULUS assembly facility at Breaux Brothers<\/a> and introduced HYPR as HII\u2019s initiative to apply industrial robotics and digital quality systems to unmanned platform manufacturing. By integrating automation, advanced tooling, and standardized workflows, HII aims to reduce unit costs, improve schedule predictability, and enable program-level delivery of unmanned systems aligned with evolving fleet needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cROMULUS is engineered from the outset for scale,\u201d Green added. \u201cBy aligning design, autonomy, and manufacturing, we are creating a production model that delivers predictable outcomes and positions us to meet growing demand for autonomous maritime capability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

HII is America\u2019s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world\u2019s most powerful ships and all-domain mission technologies, including unmanned systems, to U.S. and allied defense customers. HII is the largest producer of unmanned underwater vehicles for the U.S. Navy and the world.<\/p>\n

With a more than 140-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII builds and integrates defense capabilities extending from the core fleet to C6ISR, AI\/ML, EW and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII\u2019s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit:<\/p>\n