Booth #2121
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder at its Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding divisions. HII also provides a wide variety of products and services to the commercial energy industry and the Department of Energy.
LPD
Flt II:
Official Name: LPD Flight II
Official Name: LPD Flight II
Description: LPD Flight II is the proven solution for the next generation amphibious transport dock. Flight II is a capable variant of the amphibious transport dock LPD 17. Utilizing the LPD 17's proven hull, Flight II is adaptable and can be tailored for specific mission payloads as well as command and decision requirements. LPD Flight II is the affordable, capable, adaptable and survivable next generation amphibious ship, a suitable replacement to the Harpers Ferry and Whidbey Island classes of dock landing ships.
For more information on the LPD Flt II, please visit: http://bit.ly/1kXYT0F
CVN
79:
Official Name: John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Description: John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second carrier
in the new Ford-class, is already in early stages of construction
at Newport News Shipbuilding, with the first cut of steel commemorated in 2011.
The new class of aircraft carrier is the most efficient design ever, reducing
required maintenance by 30 percent over the previous class of carriers. Each
ship in the new class is projected to save the Navy approximately $4 billion in
operational costs over its 50-year life. The new class is also designed to
generate 25 percent more sorties (flight missions) per day on its 5-acre flight
deck. Weighing nearly 100,000 tons, John F.Kennedy (CVN 79) will be
capable of reaching speeds in excess of 30+ knots.
For more information on the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), please visit: http://bit.ly/1cVf7Og
Virginia
Class Submarine:
Official Name: Virginia Class Submarine
Description: Virginia-class is the U.S.
Navy's newest class of attack submarines — the most advanced submarines in the
world. Designed to meet the Navy's requirements in a post-Cold War era, they
use advanced technologies to increase firepower, maneuverability and stealth.
The 377-feet long submarines are capable of submerged speeds of more than 25
knots and can stay submerged for up to three months at a time.
For more information on the Virginia Class Submarine, please visit: http://bit.ly/1mGcUhO