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Hampton Roads could anchor shipbuilding revival
Hampton Roads is critical to rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry to counter China’s growing maritime power and support national security.
HII robotics agreements could mean job changes
HII partners with Path Robotics to develop physical AI welding technology at Newport News shipyard, aiming to boost shipbuilding efficiency amid labor shortages.
Colonna’s Shipyard hires new CFO
Norfolk-based Colonna’s Shipyard has appointed Brian Waterfield to be its new chief financial officer, effective Monday.
In Newport News speech, Hegseth calls for faster delivery of warships
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls for faster delivery, tighter cost discipline in Newport News speech.
Newport News trades center to power maritime workforce
Virginia Peninsula Community College is building a $9 million trades center in southeast Newport News that will prepare more than 400 students annually for maritime and construction jobs. The 16,000-square-foot facility, which began construction in August 2025, is set to be completed in February and will begin offering programs in welding, structural fitting, marine electrical, […]
William & Mary to be U.S. hub for AUKUS submarine pact
William & Mary will be the U.S. academic hub for a multinational effort aimed at advancing the development of nuclear-powered submarines.
General Dynamics unit wins $1.7B to build Navy vessels
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded $1.7 billion from the U.S. Navy for the construction of T-AO 215 and T-AO 216 vessels.
Colonna’s Shipyard invests $79M to build 4th drydock
Norfolk-based Colonna’s Shipyard announced Friday that it has invested $70 million to acquire its fourth drydock.
Fairwinds Landing partner promotes COO and SVP
Portsmouth-based advanced engineering and manufacturing company Fairlead, a Fairwinds Landing project developer, promoted Jeremy Jeffreys to SVP and COO.
Antitrust lawsuit against General Dynamics, HII revived in appeals court
Two former naval engineers who claimed that General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and more than a dozen other government contractors and shipbuilders illegally agreed to not poach each other's employees will receive a rehearing, a federal appeals court panel ruled this month.
Navy training center boosts Virginia maritime workforce
The Navy's new Danville training center and regional programs aim to fill 40,000 maritime and offshore wind jobs across Virginia in coming years.
Inside South Carolina operations of the largest military shipbuilder in the US
A new division of the largest military shipbuilder in the U.S. is in full swing after establishing operations in South Carolina just two months ago. Newport News Shipbuilding-Charleston Operations, a facility in a division of Virginia-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, better known as HII, began in Goose Creek roughly 60 days ago. In two days, the […]
