HII Hosts Australian Ambassador and Senator Kaine at Newport News Shipbuilding
July 14 2023 - 6:30PM
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted the Australian Ambassador to the United
States of America at its Newport News Shipbuilding division today.
Ambassador Dr. Kevin Rudd was accompanied by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine
(D-Va.), who serves as Chair of the Senate Armed Services
Subcommittee on Seapower; Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven;
and Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. The
group met with NNS leadership and toured shipyard facilities that
support construction of Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack
submarines.
The visit comes as HII continues its commitment to supporting
the trilateral Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS)
partnership announcement on nuclear powered submarines made in
March. That announcement includes the optimal pathway to provide
Australia with conventionally armed, nuclear-powered
submarines.
“We’re honored that Ambassador Rudd invested his time together
with Sen. Kaine to see our best-in-class workforce and how we
successfully manage the complex process of nuclear submarine
construction and shipbuilding here at Newport News Shipbuilding,”
NNS President Jennifer Boykin said. “We look forward to working
with our U.S. Navy, United Kingdom, Australian leadership, and
industry partners, to increase our collective undersea capacity and
mission capability.”
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-hosts-australian-ambassador-kevin-rudd-senator-tim-kaine-newport-news-shipbuilding-2023/.
“I’m so proud that Virginia has played a leading role in
building Virginia-class submarines,” Kaine said. “The hard work of
our shipbuilders strengthens our national security and boosts our
economy. The AUKUS agreement will help further Virginia’s critical
shipbuilding leadership, strengthen our alliances, and bolster
security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. I’m grateful to
Ambassador Rudd and Under Secretary of the Navy Raven for coming to
see Virginia’s work on these submarines and reaffirming the
importance of the AUKUS partnership.”
“It was great to join Senator Kaine to see firsthand how the
world’s most complex ships are designed, built and maintained,”
Rudd said. “The expertise of the United States Navy and American
shipbuilders will be invaluable to Australia as we develop our own
sovereign submarine industrial base, while boosting the resilience
of our allied submarine supply chain and furthering security
objectives for all three AUKUS partners.”
NNS is one of only two shipyards capable of designing and
building nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy. HII stands
ready to leverage its longstanding expertise in nuclear
shipbuilding and defense technologies, maintenance and sustainment,
workforce and supply chain development, and presence in Canberra,
Australia, in support of the AUKUS lines of effort.
For more information on the trilateral delivery of a submarine
capability and a broader partnership on advanced capabilities with
Australia, visit: FACT SHEET: Implementation of the Australia –
United Kingdom – United States Partnership (AUKUS) | The White
House
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 43,000 strong. For more information,
visit:
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Contact:
Todd Corillo Todd.T.Corillo@hii-co.com (757)
688-3220
A photo accompanying this announcement is available
at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8846cb51-07df-4412-a59e-0bcf5a58a791
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