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Business/Financial

Challenges Persist On LPD Programs But HII Expresses Confidence In Outlook

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

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Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] last week reported a third quarter profit on flat sales, although persistent problems in a series of ships it is building for the Navy resulted in charges that helped keep earnings below expectations. However, the Navy shipbuilder is increasingly confident about its prospects during the next few years, particularly in meeting operating margin targets of more than 9 percent in 2015. That confidence led it to declare its first quarterly dividend and share repurchase program. “We’re…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]