Newport News Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been around since 1886. NNS is the nation’s sole designer, builder, and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of the only two shipyards capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. They are the largest industrial employer in Virginia, employing more than 25,000 people — many of whom are third and fourth generation shipbuilders.