Newport News Shipbuilding

It was one year ago today that President Trump visited the Newport News Shipbuilding yard, and one year ago today that we published an editorial welcoming him and introducing him to our city and our region. Much has happened in the intervening 365 days, and we thought we would take a moment to ...

Robert Metoli, 57, spent eight years as a skilled technician setting up the machines on the factory floor at Lee Spring, a small firm based in Brooklyn that makes coils to be used in a variety of objects, including cellphones, eyeglasses, rockets and robots. It took a toll. Mr. Metoli's back started bothering him, ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Newport News Shipbuilding will be hosting its fourth annual Newport News One City Marathon on Sunday, March 4. Families are also welcomed to participate in One City Marathon events. Other than the runs, there will also be a variety of fun-filled events all weekend long.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 26, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding arm has nearly completed 70 percent of the future USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier with the assembly of 317 lifts, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the Ford-class ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Navy has sent its 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress and one component could mean more work and stability for Newport News Shipbuilding. The 30-Year Ship Acquisition Plan is required by Congress and covers the Navy's long-range shipbuilding plans for 2019-2048.

The lower stern was lifted into place at the company's Newport News Shipbuilding division, where the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier is now ... Newport News Shipbuilding builds nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, while Ingalls Shipbuilding manufactures amphibious warships, ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) -- Work has officially begun on a new office complex for Newport News Shipbuilding. Crews broke ground on the project in Brooks Crossing Tuesday afternoon. Newport News Shipbuilding plans to house nearly 600 engineering and design jobs in the new building. Former ...

At Newport News Shipbuilding, the athletic teams at The Apprentice School are known as Builders. That's also a fitting description for Everett H. Jordan Jr., who assembled a formidable list of accomplishments before retiring last year as the school's director. Jordan, 62, died Feb. 4, after battling an illness.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News Shipbuilding has lifted and mounted a new 400-ton caisson unit to its Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility that the company says will revolutionize submarine construction. “[It] revolutionize[s] how we build submarines for our country,” said Matt Needy, Newport ...