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HII Completes Builder’s Sea Trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000). The Ingalls and Navy team conducted a comprehensive series of at-sea tests following an extensive modernization availability as the Navy’s first Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) platform. “We have achieved a pivotal milestone with our Navy and industry partners to advance this complex modernization work that will set a preced
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