NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) President Jennifer Boykin said faulty welding was discovered on some submarines and aircraft carriers under construction. Most troubling of all, ...
Faulty welding recently discovered on some vessels at Newport News Shipbuilding may have been done knowingly by workers, according to a social media post published Friday by the company’s president.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy says it's trying to figure out what led to faulty welding on ships that were built or repaired at Newport News Shipbuilding. On Sept. 30, the shipyard's president, ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy is launching an investigation into the faulty welding practices at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS). In a letter to the House Armed Services Committee, Secretary ...
The Navy’s Virginia-class submarine New Jersey is moved at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in 2022. (HII) Editor’s note: This story has been updated with a comment from HII’s Newport News ...
THE PENTAGON – The House Armed Services Committee is investigating substandard welding on submarines and aircraft carriers at Newport News Shipbuilding, the committee announced on Friday. Following a ...
Newport News Shipbuilding has notified the Navy and Department of Justice that welding done on some submarines and aircraft carriers at its shipyard was defective, according to a report Thursday by ...