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As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Huntington Ingalls Industries: 2 models, 4 deployments across 3 regions. 4 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Huntington ingalls Industries (HII) is America's largest military shipbuilder and a global all-domain defense technologies provider, headquartered in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The company builds nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the US Navy and Coast Guard, and develops unmanned underwater vehicles (REMUS) and unmanned surface vessels (ROMULUS) for naval missions.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
ROMULUS
ROMULUS is a maritime robot from Huntington Ingalls Industries, currently in pilot deployment. It is a maritime robot designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Manufacturer: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Type: Maritime robot, Maturity: Pilot deployment.
Current platform
REMUS (100 / 300 / 620)
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder with more than 42,000 employees, makes the REMUS family of autonomous undersea vehicles through its Mission Technologies division, the legacy-prime contrast to the new-defense maritime startups Saronic and Anduril. The REMUS line, whose lineage dates to 2001 from Hydroid and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution heritage, came to HII through its $350 million acquisition of Hydroid that closed on March 26, 2020, bought from Norway's Kongsberg, and spans the REMUS 100, 300, 600, and the newer REMUS 620 introduced in 2022 with up to 110 hours of endurance and 275 nautical miles of range, used for mine countermeasures, hydrographic survey, intelligence, and electronic warfare. The registry records it at production, mature-fielded maturity, the highest in the maritime set, on the strength of an order for up to roughly 200 REMUS-class vehicles, a NOAA order for REMUS 620 units delivered in 2024, an international order, and, most significantly, operational fielding: in June 2025, in the Yellow Moray demonstration, HII conducted the first forward-deployed torpedo-tube launch and recovery of a REMUS 600 from the submarine USS Delaware across three fully autonomous sorties, followed by a new Defense Innovation Unit contract for a submarine Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery system. Its autonomy is decades-mature and operationally demonstrated, the lowest claimed-versus-verified risk in the maritime set, while the TTLR contract value, the exact total REMUS 620 fleet delivered, and the full quantity delivered under the up-to-200 ceiling are not verified.
Partnerships
Every company Huntington Ingalls Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1GrayMatter Robotics2× joint
- 2Path Robotics2× joint2 total
- 3US Navy2× joint
- 4Saronic Technologies1× joint5 total
Most recent
- with Path Roboticsjust announced
- HII x US Navy ROMULUS USV2026-06-01with US Navyoperating
- US Navy MUSV Marketplace x Saronic x HII2026-05-29with Saronic Technologiesoperating
- with Path Roboticsjust announced
Huntington Ingalls Industries on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Huntington Ingalls Industries's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalROMULUS at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalROMULUS at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalREMUS (100 / 300 / 620) at Groton, Connecticut, USA →Northeast · verified Jan 2023
- operationalREMUS (100 / 300 / 620) at United States →United States · verified Jan 1997
View the full Huntington Ingalls Industries deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Christopher Kastner President & CEOsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Mike Petters Executive Vice Chairmansecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Huntington Ingalls Industries.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Huntington Ingalls Industries4 deployments
Recent coverage
Huntington Ingalls Industries in third-party press
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every Huntington Ingalls Industries competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ECA Groupdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
4 total · 2 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Huntington Ingalls Industries has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Path Roboticsjust announced
- HII x US Navy ROMULUS USV2026-06-01with US Navyoperating
- US Navy MUSV Marketplace x Saronic x HII2026-05-29with Saronic Technologiesoperating
- with Path Roboticsjust announced
Most-frequent partners
- 1GrayMatter Robotics2× joint
- 2Path Robotics2× joint2 total
- 3US Navy2× joint
- 4Saronic Technologies1× joint5 total
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- HII x US Navy ROMULUS USVwithUS Navydeployment2026-06-01operating
- deployment2026-05-29operating
- manufacturing2026-08-06announcedjust announced
- development2026-04-20announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Huntington Ingalls Industries’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipHII x Path Robotics x GrayMatter Robotics (HYPR Production Agreement)
2026-08-06HII signed performance-based production agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics worth up to 00 million over seven years to deploy autonomous welding, grinding, blasting, painting, and inspection systems across U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs. The agreements upgrade the HYPR pilot program to a production stage, contingent on technology readiness and performance milestones.
PartnershipHII x US Navy ROMULUS USV
2026-06-01HII's ROMULUS USV advanced to US Navy Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel at-sea testing phase. ROMULUS-25 prototypes delivered to Marine Corps in December 2025.
PartnershipUS Navy MUSV Marketplace x Saronic x HII
2026-05-29US Navy selected 7 companies for MUSV marketplace at-sea prototype testing. Saronic and HII included. Testing begins June 2026, complete by October 2026. Accelerating autonomous maritime capability.
PartnershipHII x Path Robotics x GrayMatter Robotics (HYPR Program)
2026-04-20HII launched the High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) program with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to accelerate adaptive automation in naval shipbuilding, combining robotic welding, automated material movement, autonomous surface treatment, and quality checks into a coordinated production line. Proof-of-concept demonstrations are planned for 2026 with a full pilot expected in 2027, supporting both crewed and uncrewed naval platforms.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
HII REMUS autonomous undersea vehicle and Sea Launcher
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
ROMULUS at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
ROMULUS at Germany, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2023
REMUS (100 / 300 / 620) at Groton, Connecticut, USA
Sources (4)
- https://news.usni.org/2020/02/04/hii-ceo-350m-deal-for-uuv-maker-hydroid-keeps-shipbuilder-in-line-with-navy-demand
- https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/04/hii-builds-on-submarine-mum-t-success-with-new-pentagon-deal/
- https://www.hii.com/news/hii-remus-620-unmanned-underwater-vehicle-noaa-2023
- https://maritime-executive.com/article/huntington-ingalls-wins-contract-for-up-to-200-unmanned-sub-drones
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
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Last reviewed 2026-08-22
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Huntington Ingalls Industries.Peer companies
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- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Huntington Ingalls Industries from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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HII’s ROMULUS-25 autonomous vessel completes DIU PRIME testing, positioning Watcher interceptor for potential U.S. naval production
HII’s Watcher autonomous surface vessel has completed the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit’s PRIME prototype project, clearing a key government test for a potential move into…
HII completes sea trials of John F. Kennedy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, clearing next step toward U.S. Navy delivery
CVN 79 is the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford class.
HII wins $2.2bn SOUTHCOM contract to support STINGRAI initiative
HII’s Mission Technologies division has secured a $2.2bn task order to strengthen intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities for the US Southern Command…
Romulus USV Passes Critical Military Test
HII has announced that the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has officially recognized the successful completion of the company’s production-ready, inexpensive, maritime…
HII secures $2.2 billion task order to support U.S. Southern Command surveillance and intelligence across the Western Hemisphere
HII has secured a $2.2 billion task order to support U.S. Southern Command with surveillance, tracking, intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.
HII Plans Up to $900M in Robotics Work With Path Robotics, GrayMatter
Insider Brief HII plans to award up to $900 million in shipbuilding work to Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics over seven years under agreements aimed at expanding physical AI…
Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics Sign Production Agreements With HII
HII announced long-term performance-based production agreements with High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) team members GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics. The signed…
HII signs up to 00M agreement with Path Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics
Huntington Ingalls Industries signed long-term performance-based production agreements worth up to 00M over seven years with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics for autonomous…
HII Signs Performance-based Production Agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics
HII announced long-term performance-based production agreements with GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics under the HYPR program, targeting up to $900 million in shipbuilding…
HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries expand intelligent welding automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding to support U.S. Navy production
HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries are expanding welding automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hii.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hii/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/107576dc-2499-461a-9943-dc03c2297a37
- Revision history: /companies/hii/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Video
Kevin Roossinck, a welding engineer at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, says computer modeling has facilitated the integration of robots in the Pascagoula s
Huntington Ingalls Industries debuted the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) for testing and development of autonomy capabilities. The 27-foot Proteus USV wa
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today the debut of the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) for testing and development of autonomy capabil
HII (NYSE: HII) and Path Robotics signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating Path's physical AI for welding into shipbuilding operations, accel
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Heat Index
Serious58/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Huntington Ingalls Industries draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 63rd percentile among maritime robots. Hype Gap +34.2, 4th widest among maritime robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 4 verified deployments. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Sep 2, 2026