Inside Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)’s Latest Pentagon Win: Long Lead Materials, Long Runway to 2039

On September 4, the U.S. Department of War (DoW) announced a $336,112,000 Navy contract for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) to advance procurement of long-lead materials for the construction of the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82).Inside Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)'s Latest Pentagon Win: Long Lead Materials, Long Runway to 2039 Work on the program will be executed in Newport News, Virginia, with completion anticipated by March 2039. Shipbuilding and conversion funding from FY 2026 will be obligated at the time of award. The contract is not just a headline number, but reaffirms the company's status as the sole nuclear carrier builder for the U.S. Navy.