{"id":44514,"date":"2020-01-21T20:24:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T20:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/21\/huntington-ingalls-names-new-program-director-for-the-columbia-class\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:32:55","slug":"huntington-ingalls-names-new-program-director-for-the-columbia-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/01\/21\/huntington-ingalls-names-new-program-director-for-the-columbia-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntington Ingalls Industries names new program director for Columbia class sub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Huntington Ingalls Industries has named Brandi Smith to lead the construction activities for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/12\/10\/nuclear-deterrent-still-the-us-navys-top-priority-no-matter-the-consequences-top-officer-says\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Navy\u2019s top shipbuilding priority<\/a>, the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HII is one of two shipyards building the replacement fleet for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2018\/08\/06\/the-us-navys-top-acquisition-priority-stumbles-out-of-the-gate-after-bad-welds-discovered-in-missile-tubes\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ohio-class submarines<\/a>. The Columbia-class subs are to begin patrols in the early 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith\u2019s has served as an engineer on an aircraft carrier program and worked her way up the chain of the command inside HII, where she\u2019s worked since 2002. 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