On January 21, 2026, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division finished builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) following a 17-month modernization that began when the vessel arrived in Pascagoula in August 2023. During the yard period, teams integrated the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic weapon system, replaced the original twin 155 mm Advanced Gun Systems with vertical missile launch tubes and upgraded combat and propulsion subsystems. The destroyer was undocked in December 2024 and underwent a comprehensive at-sea test regimen over several days, including propulsion stress tests, combat system alignments and stealth signature measurements—the first trials for the Navy’s inaugural CPS-equipped surface combatant. Sister ships USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) and USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) are at various stages of CPS integration at Ingalls, positioning HII to support full-class modernization.

HII’s Mission Technologies division was named one of 12 awardees on the Defense Microelectronics Activity’s ATSP 5 IDIQ contract, a 10-year, $25.4 billion vehicle to supply microelectronics and software engineering solutions across the Department of Defense and federal agencies. Under this multiple-award contract, Mission Technologies will deliver studies, design, simulation, prototyping, integration, testing and limited production support to address component obsolescence, accelerate deployment of assured microelectronic systems and sustain critical platforms. Leveraging over two decades of reverse-engineering expertise and a model-based assurance approach, HII aims to mitigate chip shortages, bolster warfighter readiness and introduce next-generation capabilities in areas from secure communications to electronic warfare.