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HII Signals Deep Commitment To Unmanned Systems With New Facilities

HII Signals Deep Commitment To Unmanned Systems With New Facilities
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam joined HII and other Commonwealth and local officials to break ground at HII’s new Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence. Pictured, from left to right: Robert Brown, president of Robert Brown & Associates; Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck; Governor Ralph Northam; Andy Green, president of HII’s Technical Solutions; and Commerce and Trade Secretary Brian Ball. HII photo

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Tuesday upped its commitment to the development and manufacture of unmanned naval vessels, breaking ground on a new center of excellence in Virginia specifically for manufacturing, prototyping and testing unmanned systems that will help it better support its government customers. By the end of 2020, a 22,000 square foot building with surface finishing capabilities that include blasting and coating will be completed as part of the Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence that will sit…

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