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Petters will remain with the company as executive vice chairman of the board until the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a memo to the workforce, obtained by Defense News, Kastner on his first day on the job acknowledged the importance of maintaining the company\u2019s legacy as a premiere shipbuilder \u2014 even as it moves into new technology areas like unmanned systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHII\u2019s unique capabilities are critical to America\u2019s security, and we have a responsibility to do more. We will continue to respect tradition and leverage innovation as we build and deliver great ships,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd we will support a growing set of national security customers through technologies and solutions essential to their missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1601\" height=\"2400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg 1601w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg?resize=768,1151 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg?resize=1025,1536 1025w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kastner_hires.webp_.jpg?resize=1366,2048 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1601px) 100vw, 1601px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Kastner took over as president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries on March 1, 2022. (HII photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HII as it exists today was founded in March 2011, when Northrop Grumman\u2019s shipbuilding sector was spun off into an independent company. The new company included Virginia-based Newport News Shipbuilding, which dates back to 1886, and Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938. Petters had led the company since the spinoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HII in late 2016 stood up its technical solutions division, after acquiring government services provider Camber. The division, meant to consolidate the company\u2019s engineering, logistics and other government services, has grown dramatically and is focused on work in unmanned systems, artificial intelligence and data collection and sharing systems, among other areas. The company has acquired for this unit Hydroid, Spatial Integrated Systems\u2019 autonomy business and Alion, signed agreements to work with Kongsberg Maritime and Sea Machines, and established the Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence in Hampton, Va.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huntington Ingalls now calls itself a \u201cglobal engineering and defense technologies provider,\u201d as opposed to \u201cAmerica\u2019s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry,\u201d according to its news releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Feb. 10 call with analysts, Petters said he\u2019s confident Kastner will move Huntington Ingalls forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are positioned better than ever before to successfully leverage our substantial backlog to generate strong free cash flow, demonstrate growth in our technical solutions division and create long-term 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