HII Ingalls chief says shipyard has capacity to grow as demand rises

• Huntington Ingalls management outlined a capacity strategy centered on workforce expansion, higher production efficiency, distributed shipbuilding partnerships.
• Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Blanchette cited more than $1 billion invested since 2015 to raise throughput.
• Blanchette said Ingalls expects to deliver three ships over the next 12 months.
• Workforce plans include apprenticeship pipelines, training programs, a five-year labor agreement with an immediate 18% wage increase.
• Production initiatives include additional automation, semi-automated intelligent welding pilots, serial production to improve performance across successive hulls.

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