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HII Expands Partnership With Babcock International To Support Virginia-Class Subs

HII Expands Partnership With Babcock International To Support Virginia-Class Subs
Chris Kastner, HII president and CEO and Babcock CEO David Lockwood meet at HII’s corporate office in Arlington, Va. on Dec. 5, 2025, to discuss current and future collaboration opportunities that could enhance technological innovations and maximize production efficiency. (Photo: HII).

HII [HII] and Babcock International Group announced Tuesday they have signed a contract to expand a partnership to support construction of Virginia-class submarines through HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The HII press release said this is the first Virginia-class outsourced contract to United Kingdom-based Babcock for submarine work with NNS. However, the two entered a strategic agreement in July 2023 to collaborate on construction opportunities in the U.S. and U.K., as well as opportunities in naval and civil nuclear…

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