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HII Admits To Faulty Welds On Carriers And Subs, House Committee Investigating

HII Admits To Faulty Welds On Carriers And Subs, House Committee Investigating
Launch of the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in Dec. 2019. (Photo: HII)

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) [HII] recently told the Navy and Justice Department that it discovered some faulty welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers were made purposefully, if not maliciously. “We do not tolerate any conduct that compromises our company’s values and our mission of delivering ships that safeguard our nation and its sailors. We discovered through internal reporting that some welders knowingly circumvented certain welding procedures. Based on our initial investigation, there is no indication of malicious intent,”…

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