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Newport News Shipbuilding is hiring thousands as Navy submarine demand grows
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAs the demand for nuclear-powered submarines increases, Newport News Shipbuilding said it’s working...
Retired shipyard designer waits for lifeline
WAVY via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Over the years, Newport News Shipbuilding senior designer John Slade Jr. was on hand for the commissionings and the overhauls of...
Members of Little Rock Nine mark milestone for new Virginia-class submarine Arkansas
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFive members of the “Little Rock Nine” gathered Friday at Newport News Shipbuilding in preparation...
Navy, HII pitch Congress for another two-carrier contract
Defense News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, Va. — As the U.S. Navy urges Congress to buy its next two aircraft...
Newport News yard seeks experienced workforce for nuclear shipbuilding
Defense News via Yahoo Finance· 1 week agoHII’s Newport News Shipbuilding is taking its recruitment efforts on the road as it looks to bring...
Newport News Shipbuilding delivers 1st Virginia-class submarine built to include women
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 month agoNewport News Shipbuilding recently delivered fast-attack submarine USS New Jersey to the Navy, officials announced Thursday. The 7,800-ton submarine was built as part of a team agreement between ...
Newport News brewery offers more than cold brews to shipbuilders. It’s also a testing site.
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeveral shipbuilders from Newport News Shipbuilding met at Coastal Fermentory in mid-December, but they weren’t there for the cold brews. The noise and vibration test engineering team went to ...
Newport News Shipbuilding begins testing catapults for jet launches on 2nd Ford-class carrier
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNewport News Shipbuilding reached the catapult testing phase in construction of the John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, the company announced Wednesday. Car-like structures, weighing up to 80,000 ...
Australian business eyes move to Hampton Roads as part of alliance that could fuel nuclear submarine...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoAn agreement between the U.S., the United Kingdom and Australia that could fuel the production of...
Author, former Daily Press reporter to sign new book about Newport News Shipbuilding and its workers...
Daily Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe author of a new book about Newport News Shipbuilding workers will sign copies of the book at a Virginia Beach Barnes & Noble store Saturday. Michael Fabey wrote “Heavy Metal: The Hard Days ...