Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. $(HII)$ recently hosted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at its Newport News Shipbuilding division as part of Hegseth's "Arsenal of Freedom" industry tour. During the visit, Secretary Hegseth met with HII leadership, shipbuilders, and sailors, emphasizing the critical role of shipbuilders in supporting the nation's defense. HII highlighted recent initiatives to boost shipbuilding throughput, including a distributed shipbuilding effort involving 23 partner shipyards and the adoption of a 56-hour work week. HII President and CEO Chris Kastner noted that these efforts are driving measurable improvements in shipbuilding efficiency and capacity.
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