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Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.
HII · ARCX · Aerospace & Defense · United States
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. is the largest independent military shipbuilder in the United States, specializing in the design, construction, overhaul, and repair of naval vessels. It operates through three key segments: Ingalls, which builds non-nuclear ships such as amphibious assault ships, expeditionary warfare ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters; Newport News, focused on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, including refueling, overhaul, and inactivation services; and Mission Technologies, delivering high-end information technology, mission-based solutions, unmanned and autonomous systems, life-cycle sustainment for the U.S. Navy, and nuclear operations and environmental management for various government and private sector clients. Serving primarily the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, intelligence community, federal civilians, and Department of Energy, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. provides essential all-domain defense capabilities, including cyber, ISR, AI/ML, and synthetic training. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, the company plays a pivotal role in advancing national security through innovative maritime and technology solutions.
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Aerospace & Defense
Industrials sector · United States
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Aerospace Supply Chain
The aerospace supply chain is governed by three root constraints that interact to produce extreme concentration, decades-long supplier lock-in, and a system where every component must be traceable from raw material to flight: certification requirements make every part a regulated article, product lifecycles measured in decades force suppliers to support platforms long after production ends, and integration complexity across millions of parts from thousands of suppliers creates coordination demands that few organizations can manage.
Defense Supply Chain
The defense supply chain is governed by three root constraints that interact to produce extreme supplier concentration, glacial production timelines, and a system where political decisions — not market demand — determine what gets built and how much: monopsony buyer structure means the government is typically the only customer, security classification requirements restrict who can manufacture, supply, and even know what is being produced, and production rate inflexibility means defense manufacturing runs at low volumes with specialized tooling where surge capacity barely exists because maintaining idle lines for contingencies has no commercial justification.