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Christening Ceremony Newport News Shipbuilding will christen Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) at 11 a.m. EDT on Saturday, May 6. The ceremony is invitation only, but live and replay coverage will be available for those who cannot attend the event in person. The live webcast will be available on this page and HII’s Facebook and

Join us and learn more about HII capabilities and offerings at Sea-Air-Space 2023, the largest maritime expo in the U.S.

HII’s Mission Technologies division will host a recruiting event to fill open positions in the Fleet Sustainment business group on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the NetCenter in Hampton, Virginia.

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, will be hiring hundreds of entry-level (Engineer 1) positions this year to support work in its Engineering and Design (E&D) and Nuclear Propulsion (NPD) divisions. NNS is offering engineering graduates who are hired:  Exciting and challenging work engineering the most complex ships in the world $2000 sign-on bonus

Join us for the 11th Annual Ingalls 5K on the Causeway on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Pascagoula, MS.

Newport News Shipbuilding will hold commencement exercises for graduates of The Apprentice School’s Class of 2022 Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. at Liberty Live Church in Hampton, Virginia.

HII is a proud Diamond sponsor of the Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) conference on Feb. 9-11, 2023 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.

CEREMONIAL KEEL LAYING Newport News Shipbuilding held a ceremonial keel laying for Arkansas (SSN 800) on Saturday, Nov. 19, to celebrate the symbolic beginning of the U.S. Navy submarine’s construction. 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

Newport News Shipbuilding held a ceremonial keel laying for Enterprise (CVN 80) on Aug. 27, 2022, to celebrate the symbolic beginning of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier’s construction.

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division will host a ceremonial keel-laying for Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) on Saturday, Aug. 27. This event is NOT open to public but will be livestreamed: https://HII.com/cvn80. Media are also invited to visit the ceremony site on Friday, Aug. 26, in advance of the ceremony. The media preview day, on Friday, Aug. 26, will provide an opportunity to speak with Newport News Shipbuilding leadership, Enterprise shipbuilders and Navy representatives from the Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers.