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Shipbuilders Test New Tool at Local Brewery
Shipbuilders from Noise and Vibration Test Engineering (NVTE) at Newport News Shipbuilding recently paid a visit to Coastal Fermentory in downtown Newport News. But they weren’t there for drinks, they were there to test a newly acquired video vibration analysis tool – the IRIS-MTM system from RDI Technologies. “NVTE is a small group, but we’re in
HII’S FOUNDRY AT NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING FEATURED IN MODERN CASTING MAGAZINE
“We’re very proud to be shipbuilders — it is very unique. I don’t know of anywhere else outside of our foundry where you can see the work that we do here. The size and the magnitude of what we’re doing is amazing.” Julia Jones NNS Vice President of Manufacturing December’s issue of Modern Casting magazine
Newport News Shipbuilding Whistle Goes Automatic
For generations, Newport News Shipbuilding employees have counted on the familiar sound of the shipyard’s whistle to alert them to the start and end of shifts and lunch breaks. Most shipbuilders didn’t notice, but last week marked the beginning of a new era. After Jim O’Brien, retiring director of Facilities, turned a lever in the
Newport News Shipbuilding Honors Little Rock Nine
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division welcomed media to the shipyard on Friday, Nov. 18 for a media day ahead of the keel authentication ceremony for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). Media outlets from Virginia and Arkansas toured the event site and talked with NNS leadership, shipbuilders, the commanding officer of PCU Arkansas, and members
HII Authenticates Keel of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Arkansas (SSN 800)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Nov. 19, 2022) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend all-white Central High School
HII-Built Aircraft Carrier & Shipbuilders Get National Spotlight on Veterans Day
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Nov. 2, 2022) — When men’s college basketball teams Gonzaga and Michigan State face-off next week on an aircraft carrier in San Diego, shipbuilders and veterans from HII (NYSE: HII) and its Newport News Shipbuilding division will share in the national spotlight. The 2022 Peraton Armed Forces Classic, hosted by ESPN events,
HII Breaks Ground on Two Habitat For Humanity Homes
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Oct. 11, 2022) — HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division joined elected officials and community leaders today to break ground on two houses that shipyard volunteers will build in the coming weeks in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg while employing new technology. The groundbreaking marks the first
Training, Building and Retaining our Shipyard Industrial Workforce
The article below posted by the Center for Maritime Strategy highlights The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, which is one of the many ways you can start a career at the shipyard, a division of HII. You can learn more about both of HII’s apprentice schools: The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding here
HII Ceremoniously Lays Keel Of Enterprise (CVN 80) Aircraft Carrier
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Aug. 27, 2022) — HII (NYSE: HII), America’s only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and leading provider of mission-driven defense technologies, celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today. U.S. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are the ship’s sponsors. Ledecky
Welders Ready for Enterprise (CVN 80) Spotlight
Two welders at Newport News Shipbuilding are preparing to display their skills at the Aug. 27 keel laying ceremony for Enterprise (CVN 80) – and they are proud to share the spotlight. Ephony King and Jonathan Rishor have been selected to weld the initials of the ship’s two sponsors, Olympians Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles,