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HII Partners with University of Maryland’s School of Engineering to Accelerate Defense Technologies
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Mission Technologies division has joined the Corporate Partners Program at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering. The partnership fosters opportunities for collaboration, access to campus facilities, and pathways for intellectual property licensing. This engagement encourages innovation while strengthening ties between academic expertise and real-world applications. Earlier this ye
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