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Newport News Shipbuilding
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Newport News Shipbuilding is HII’s nuclear shipbuilding division in Newport News, Virginia.
- Part ofHII
About Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding's work spans the design, construction, overhaul and repair of naval vessels, with a central role in the U.S. nuclear-powered carrier and submarine industrial base. It combines heavy manufacturing with naval engineering, nuclear-quality work and long-term fleet support. The division operates within HII and should not be counted as an independent parent contractor when comparing consolidated spending. Shipbuilding programs also involve partner yards and major subsystem suppliers, so ownership of a product page does not imply that a single yard produces every component. Skilled trades, engineering, quality assurance and production planning are central to its workforce.
Federal Prime Contracts$55.19B obligated · FY2008–FY2026
- Obligated
- $55.19B
- FY2008–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 29,607
- 946 awards
- Peak year
- FY2025
- $4.20B
- Top buyer
- U.S. Navy
- 100% of obligations
Show as table
| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $3.82B | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | $4.20B | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | $1.92B | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | $3.18B | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | $2.97B | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | $3.63B | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | $3.44B | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | $3.44B | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | $2.21B | 0 | — |
| FY2017 | $3.28B | 0 | — |
| FY2016 | $2.04B | 0 | — |
| FY2015 | $1.94B | 0 | — |
| FY2014 | $2.91B | 0 | — |
| FY2013 | $2.90B | 0 | — |
| FY2012 | $1.78B | 0 | — |
| FY2011 | $2.23B | 0 | — |
| FY2010 | $2.38B | 0 | — |
| FY2009 | $3.22B | 0 | — |
| FY2008 | $3.71B | 0 | — |
Top buyers
- U.S. Navy$55.18B 100%
- Defense Logistics Agency$9.4M 0.0%
- US Coast Guard$12K 0.0%
Defense programs
- Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78)$28.73B 52%
- CVN 68$7.50B 14%
- CVN-69$11.1M 0.0%
- SSN 688$1.1M 0.0%
- Virginia-class submarine (SSN 774)$356K 0.0%
- MRO$55K 0.0%
- CVN-68$708.53 0.0%
- F-35 Lightning II$0 0.0%
- 2SBN$0 0.0%
- 2SDA$0 0.0%
- SBN$0 0.0%
- Submarine SSN-688$0 0.0%
- Submarine Nuclear - SSN$0 0.0%
- 2000−$30K -0.0%
- SSN 21−$197K -0.0%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Combat Ships and Landing Vessels$35.88B 65%
- Aircraft Carriers$15.45B 28%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks$2.40B 4.3%
- Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West)$789M 1.4%
- Underwater Sound Equipment$232M 0.4%
- Nuclear Reactors$132M 0.2%
- Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (East)$96.7M 0.2%
- Special Service Vessels$34.3M 0.1%
- Support- Professional: Engineering/Technical$30.3M 0.1%
- National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Basic Research$23.6M 0.0%
- Submarines$22.3M 0.0%
- Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment$20.2M 0.0%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Ship and Marine Equipment$19.7M 0.0%
- R&D- Defense Other: Services (Engineering Development)$9.0M 0.0%
- Modification of Equipment- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks$8.5M 0.0%
Where the work is done
- Va$53.88B 98%
- Ca$1.06B 1.9%
- Wa$113M 0.2%
- Hi$61.0M 0.1%
- Outside the US$37.4M 0.1%
- Dc$31.9M 0.1%
- Ri$3.4M 0.0%
- Me$3.2M 0.0%
- Co$2.9M 0.0%
- Ga$1.5M 0.0%
- Nh$1.0M 0.0%
- Sc$592K 0.0%
- Ct$217K 0.0%
- Gu$31K 0.0%
- Md$6K 0.0%
Largest awards10
- CVN 80 Engineering Efforts and SteelU.S. Navy · Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78) · USAspending ↗$12.37BMay 23, 2016
- TAS::17 1611::TAS CVN 78 Ship ConstructionU.S. Navy · Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78) · USAspending ↗$6.65BSep 10, 2008
- Detail Design and Construction CVN 79U.S. Navy · Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78) · USAspending ↗$4.53BJun 5, 2015
- TAS::17 1611::TAS CVN79 Construction Preparation Efforts FY09U.S. Navy · Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 78) · USAspending ↗$4.52BJan 15, 2009
- FY21 Rcoh AccomplishmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$3.73BFeb 19, 2021
- FY17 Rcoh AccomplishmentU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$3.04BSep 1, 2017
- Rcoh Delivery Performance IncentiveU.S. Navy · CVN 68 · USAspending ↗$2.68BMar 29, 2013
- CVN 71 Refueling Complex Overhaul Accomplishment.U.S. Navy · CVN 68 · USAspending ↗$2.57BAug 26, 2009
- Uss Columbus (SSN 762) Eoh PlanningU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$1.39BAug 14, 2015
- Uss Boise (SSN 764) PlanningU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$1.17BOct 16, 2017
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Jul 10, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
| Logistics and sustainment | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
- DeveloperPublicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.—Confirmed
- DeveloperPublicly described capabilities; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred.—Confirmed
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News shipyard | Shipyard | Newport News, Virginia, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Newport News shipyardShipyard · Newport News, Virginia, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
Hiring Observations
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Sources2
Technologies1
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Supports Organization, Organization technology
“Kari Wilkinson is executive vice president of HII and president of the Newport News”
Supply chain1
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