Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is a military shipbuilding company that designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs ships for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Its operations are divided into three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The Ingalls segment constructs non-nuclear ships such as amphibious assault ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters. The Newport News segment builds nuclear-powered ships including aircraft carriers and submarines, and also provides refueling, overhaul, and inactivation services for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Mission Technologies offers naval nuclear support services, C5ISR systems, and applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions, cyberspace strategies, electronic warfare, uncrewed autonomous systems, and platform modernization.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, United States. The company was founded in 1886, giving it a long history in shipbuilding. Its headquarters location in Newport News is significant because it houses one of its major shipbuilding facilities, the Newport News shipyard, which is one of the largest in the United States. The company's founding year of 1886 makes it one of the oldest industrial companies in the country, with over a century of experience in designing and constructing military vessels.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol HII. The company trades in U.S. dollars (USD), which is the official currency of the United States. As a U.S.-based company with operations primarily in the United States, its financial reporting and stock trading are conducted in USD. Being listed on the NYSE, one of the world's largest stock exchanges, provides liquidity and visibility to investors globally.

Huntington Ingalls Industries operates in the Industrials sector and specifically within the Aerospace & Defense industry. As an industrial company, it is involved in heavy manufacturing and engineering, focusing on the design and construction of large-scale military ships. The Aerospace & Defense industry classification reflects its primary customer base, which includes the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies. The company's work on both nuclear-powered and non-nuclear ships places it at the intersection of industrial manufacturing and national defense, contributing to the U.S. military's naval capabilities.

Huntington Ingalls Industries offers a wide range of products and services centered on military shipbuilding. Its main products include non-nuclear ships such as amphibious assault ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also builds nuclear-powered ships, including aircraft carriers and submarines. Services include refueling and overhaul of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, inactivation services for such carriers, and naval nuclear support services like design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service U.S. Navy nuclear ships. Additionally, the company provides maintenance on nuclear reactor prototypes, C5ISR systems, and applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions, cyberspace strategies, electronic warfare, uncrewed autonomous systems, and platform modernization.