HII Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-06 - Contract Award - HII signs up to $900M in HYPR production agreements with Path and GrayMatter - HII may award up to $900 million in combined work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years. Awards depend on technology, manufacturing-readiness and performance milestones. The agreements cover development, qualification and later sourcing… - source: hii.com
• 2026-08-04 - Deployment - HII and HD Hyundai begin intelligent welding pilot at Ingalls - The systems automatically recognise workpieces and welding conditions and correct weld positions in real time. Captured process data will support quality control, process improvement and traceability. The pilot extends a 2025 cooperation agreement into… - source: hii.com
• 2026-05-15 - Demonstration - MetalCraft and HII deliver and sea-test two ROMULUS-25 USVs - The two 27-foot ROMULUS-25 vessels were delivered in December 2025 under a Defense Innovation Unit prototype contract. Sea trials demonstrated advanced autonomous mission behaviours using HII's Odyssey AI-based autonomy suite. Each vessel is designed for up… - source: hii.com
• 2026-05-15 - Production Milestone - HII and MetalCraft Marine deliver ROMULUS-25 autonomous USV prototypes - HII said the two ROMULUS-25 autonomous USVs were delivered in December 2025 and supported sea testing. The vessels were awarded under a Defense Innovation Unit contract for smaller form-factor autonomous boat prototypes for the U.S. Marine Corps. HII said… - source: hii.com