May 16, 2025
McLEAN, Va. (May 16, 2025) — HII (NYSE: HII) announced that Garry Schwartz, chief operating officer for HII’s Mission Technologies division, has been named an industry advisory board member of the Maryland Autonomous Technologies Research Innovation and eXploration Lab.
The MATRIX Lab is the University of Maryland’s hub for autonomous technologies and uncrewed systems research in southern Maryland. The MATRIX Lab is a high-tech research and education facility with unique features built to advance autonomy and uncrewed systems. It maintains multiple affiliations and partnerships with the Department of Defense, including the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division.
“I am deeply honored to join the board of the MATRIX Lab and contribute to its mission of advancing autonomy and uncrewed systems,” Schwartz said. “HII has a longstanding legacy of delivering cutting-edge uncrewed solutions for defense operations, marine research and commercial applications, and this partnership represents an exciting opportunity to further bridge industry and academia to drive innovation, foster collaboration and shape the future of autonomous technology.”
Schwartz joined HII in 2017 as a subsidiary vice president and general manager responsible for training and simulation, cyber, and engineering. He went on to serve as president of three business groups before being named COO in 2023. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Read his full bio at: /leadership/garry-schwartz/.
HII is the world’s largest producer of uncrewed underwater vehicles. More than 700 REMUS UUVs have been sold in over 30 countries, including 14 NATO members. Notably, over 90% of the vehicles delivered in the past 23 years remain operational, demonstrating the platform’s durability and adaptability to evolving technologies.
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The University of Maryland is one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. UMD capitalizes on its location just outside a global center of research, policy, tech and culture to provide exceptional opportunities to learn, innovate and serve the public good.
HII is America’s largest shipbuilder, delivering the world’s 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.
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’s workforce is 44,000 strong.
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