Naval Nuclear Propulsion

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) last Thursday Oct. 30 posted strong third quarter results on ample top and bottom-line performance at its shipbuilding operations combined with a solid contribution from the Mission Technologies segment. Net income jumped 44% to $145 million, $3.68 earnings per share (EPS), from $101 million ($2.56 EPS), handily topping consensus estimates by […]

President Donald Trump last week announced South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia, with the U.S. sharing sensitive technology with South Korea akin to the AUKUS agreement. “South Korea will be building its Nuclear Powered Submarine in the Philadelphia Shipyards, right here in the good ol’ U.S.A. Shipbuilding in our Country will soon […]

Earnings rose significantly at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed to its “differentiating nuclear credentials” and some multi-year, special materials contracts it received. “The demand environment for nuclear solutions in defense, clean energy, and medical markets is unprecedented,” Rex Geveden, president and CEO of BWXT, said in the […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Tuesday it was adding the U.K.’s Westley Group as a strategic supplier to support the U.S. submarine industrial base under the AUKUS agreement. The announcement was made by the submarine manufacturer during day one of the Indo Pacific International Maritime Expo in Sydney, Australia. According to a release on HII’s […]

Earnings rose significantly at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed to its “differentiating nuclear credentials” and some multi-year, special materials contracts it received. “The demand environment for nuclear solutions in defense, clean energy, and medical markets is unprecedented,” Rex Geveden, president and CEO of BWXT, said in the […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Tuesday it was adding the U.K.’s Westley Group as a strategic supplier to support the U.S. submarine industrial base under the AUKUS agreement. The announcement was made by the submarine manufacturer during day one of the Indo Pacific International Maritime Expo in Sydney, Australia. According to a release on HII’s […]

Earnings rose significantly at BWX Technologies (BWXT), Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the company attributed to its “differentiating nuclear credentials” and some multi-year, special materials contracts it received. “The demand environment for nuclear solutions in defense, clean energy, and medical markets is unprecedented,” Rex Geveden, president and CEO of BWXT, said in the […]

President Donald Trump last week announced South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia, with the U.S. sharing sensitive technology with South Korea akin to the AUKUS agreement. “South Korea will be building its Nuclear Powered Submarine in the Philadelphia Shipyards, right here in the good ol’ U.S.A. Shipbuilding in our Country will soon […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) last Thursday Oct. 30 posted strong third quarter results on ample top and bottom-line performance at its shipbuilding operations combined with a solid contribution from the Mission Technologies segment. Net income jumped 44% to $145 million, $3.68 earnings per share (EPS), from $101 million ($2.56 EPS), handily topping consensus estimates by […]

General Dynamics (GD) last Friday reported strong third quarter financial results largely due to its Marine Systems segment, continuing a sturdy run of top and bottom-line gains all year. The shipbuilding segment, up 14%  and 13% respectively on the top and bottom-lines, benefited from construction of the Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and Virginia-class attack […]

BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced Thursday it was awarded a $174 million contract in September to manufacture naval nuclear reactor fuel. The Lynchburg, Va.-based company’s subsidiary, Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin, Tenn. will manufacture and deliver fuel for the Naval Reactors program. Work on the project has already begun with a completion target of summer 2026. […]

General Dynamics (GD) last Friday reported strong third quarter financial results largely due to its Marine Systems segment, continuing a sturdy run of top and bottom-line gains all year. The shipbuilding segment, up 14%  and 13% respectively on the top and bottom-lines, benefited from construction of the Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and Virginia-class attack […]

The Australian government announced it was doubling its investment in a submarine supplier qualification pilot program that is helping companies qualify to enter the supply chain of the U.S. submarine industrial base. The Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot is specifically meant to provide more ways for Australian small and medium enterprises to access the American […]

President Donald Trump clearly approved of the trilateral AUKUS agreement Monday and even indicated the U.S. would expedite the sale and delivery of three to five nuclear-powered attack submarines. Trump’s remarks came as he appeared next to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sign a bilateral agreement on critical mineral mining.  When Trump was asked […]

President Donald Trump clearly approved of the trilateral AUKUS agreement Monday and even indicated the U.S. would expedite the sale and delivery of three to five nuclear-powered attack submarines. Trump’s remarks came as he appeared next to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sign a bilateral agreement on critical mineral mining.  When Trump was asked […]

The Australian government announced it was doubling its investment in a submarine supplier qualification pilot program that is helping companies qualify to enter the supply chain of the U.S. submarine industrial base. The Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot is specifically meant to provide more ways for Australian small and medium enterprises to access the American […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Oct. 7 that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division completed initial sea trials for the Virginia-class attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798). The tests, done by the Navy and NNS, included submerging the submarine for its first time and conducting high-speed maneuvers, both submerged underwater and on the surface. The tests […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Oct. 7 that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division completed initial sea trials for the Virginia-class attack submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798). The tests, done by the Navy and NNS, included submerging the submarine for its first time and conducting high-speed maneuvers, both submerged underwater and on the surface. The tests […]

There are things the U.S. and Australia can do to make the AUKUS security agreement stronger and more sustainable, a Defense Department official said Tuesday. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), John Noh, nominated to be assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, also confirmed a review of the […]

There are things the U.S. and Australia can do to make the AUKUS security agreement stronger and more sustainable, a Defense Department official said Tuesday. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), John Noh, nominated to be assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, also confirmed a review of the […]

The Navy’s Strategic Systems Program conducted four missile test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) off Florida’s east coast  from Sept. 17 to 21.  The tests were launched from a submerged SSBN and landed in a “broad ocean area of the Atlantic Ocean,” the Navy said.  […]

Three big nuclear Navy contract wins, two for the Trident II missile and one in maintaining and modernizing the Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarine, were announced on the Pentagon’s website. The announcement of multiple military contracts came Sept. 30, hours before the government shut down. GSE Dynamics, a Norfolk, Va.-based engineering and manufacturing company, was one […]

The Navy’s Strategic Systems Program conducted four missile test flights of unarmed Trident II D5LE missiles from an Ohio-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) off Florida’s east coast  from Sept. 17 to 21.  The tests were launched from a submerged SSBN and landed in a “broad ocean area of the Atlantic Ocean,” the Navy said.  […]

The Australian government Sunday committed to providing $8 billion (U.S.) to a shipbuilder project in Western Australia with aims to maintain and build conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS deal with the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The Australian government specifically called this $8 billion investment (roughly $12 billion worth of Australian currency) a […]

The Australian government Sunday committed to providing $8 billion (U.S.) to a shipbuilder project in Western Australia with aims to maintain and build conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS deal with the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The Australian government specifically called this $8 billion investment a “significant down payment” to bolster the shipbuilding […]

The White House has requested Congress include $3.93 billion for procurement of a Columbia-class submarine in its consideration of a potential continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown.  “Without this anomaly, the deployment plans for future [nuclear ballistic missile submarines] could result in delays in a day-to-day slip for the program,” the Donald Trump […]

Progress “has been made” between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, the nuclear watchdog’s director general Rafael Grossi said in his introductory statement to the Board of Governors meeting Sept. 8 in Vienna. “We have attentively followed the most recent developments in Tehran, in particular the Parliament of Iran’s adoption on 25 June of […]

Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) introduced legislation Aug. 22 to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced in the Senate in June. The bill, dubbed the AUKUS Improvement Act, would specifically exempt the entities previously vetted by the State Department as AUKUS […]

Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Gabi Amo (D-R.I.) introduced legislation Aug. 22 to exempt entities already approved for AUKUS work from another Foreign Military Sales requirement, matching a bill introduced in the Senate in June. The bill, dubbed the AUKUS Improvement Act, would specifically exempt the entities previously vetted by the State Department as AUKUS […]

In memory of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 80 years ago on Aug. 6, 1945, Ghasson Shahrour, a medical expert at the Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, wrote that “we cannot stop future Hiroshimas if we’ve allowed today’s Gazas to burn.” “Every August 6, the world is asked to pause—for memory, for reflection, for […]