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For more information, contact: Bill Glenn

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July 30, 2013

About Us

For 75 years, the employees of Ingalls Shipbuilding facilities have

pioneered the development and production of technologically

advanced, highly capable warships for the surface Navy fleet, U.S.

Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and foreign and commercial

customers.

Ingalls Shipbuilding is the largest manufacturing employer in both

the states of Mississippi and Louisiana, and a major contributor

to the economic growth of the state of Alabama as well. For

more information, please visitwww.huntingtoningalls.com/is .

Key Locations:

Pascagoula, Miss. (surface combatants, amphibious assault & transport, CG, fleet support)800 acres,

10,000 employees

New Orleans, La. (amphibious transport dock)268 acres, 1,600 employees

Gulfport, Miss. (composite R&D & components)120 acres, 680 employees

San Diego, Calif. (Continental Maritime, fleet support)470 employees

Virginia Beach, Va. (AMSEC, Fleet support)2,000 employees

Facts at a Glance:

Largest supplier of U.S. Navy surface combatantshave built over 70 percent of Navy fleet of warships

Builder-of-record for 35 Aegis DDG 51 class of guided missile destroyers

Builder of record for the LHA 6 class large deck amphibious ships and prime builder of the Navys newest fleet

of the San Antonio(LPD 17) class amphibious assault ships

Has the premier Marine Composite Research, Development and Construction Facility in the country, and is

constructing integrated masts for the LPD 17 class and a composite superstructure for the DDG 1000

Largest industrial employer in Mississippi and Louisiana, large Alabama employer

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy

and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a

century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII also provides a

wide variety of products and services to the commercial energy industry and other government customers,

including the Department of Energy. Employing about 37,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, its

primary business divisions are Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding. For more information about

HII, visit: visitwww.huntingtoningalls.com.
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Aegis Destroyers

The DDG 51 Class Destroyers are the most advanced state-of-the-art

surface combatants built in the world. These destroyers are

equipped with the Navys Aegis Combat System. Ingalls has built

and delivered 28 ships to the U.S. Navy, with two more under

construction and five more to build on record.

DDG 51 Program

On June 3, 2013 Ingalls won a $3.3 billion multi-year contract to

build an additional five DDG 51s

DDGs 113 and DDGs 114 are both currently under production

Destroyers are the backbone of the Navy surface fleetIngalls Shipbuilding is one of only two builders.

DDG 1000 Zumwalt Destroyer (deckhouse and products)

DDG 1000 is the Navys next generation multi-mission destroyer, tailored for littoral, air and sub-surface

warfare. The DDG 1000 design incorporates advanced ship and weapon systems technologies. Although larger

than the DDG 51 class, it has a smaller crew. The ship is designed with an integrated, all-electric drive &

contains new technologies & systems which are designed to be incorporated into future ship classes.

Ingalls Shipbuilding is the provider of the composite deckhouses and hangars for the DDG 1000 and DDG 1001,

at our Marine Composite Research, Development and Construction Facility, and is also building the aft

Peripheral Vertical Launch Modules (PVLS) for those ships. The aft

PVLS for DDG 1001 was recently delivered to the U.S. Navy one

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Amphibious Transport Dock

Ingalls Shipbuilding is building the entire LPD 17 San AntonioClass of ships, the

newest addition to the Navys 21st Century amphibious assault force. The 684-

foot-long, 105-foot-wide ships are used to transport and land Marines, their

equipment, and supplies by embarked air cushion or conventional landing craft

and amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical takeoff

and landing aircraft such as the Osprey. The ships will continue to support

amphibious assault, special operations, or expeditionary warfare and

humanitarian missions throughout the first half of the 21st Century.

LPD Status:

LPD 1724 have been delivered and LPD 25, 26 and 27 are all under

construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding. These ships feature many revolutionary design innovations, including

enhanced war fighting and survivability capabilities, improved command and control capabilities, stealthy

design elements, including the composite Advanced Enclosed Mast/Sensor System, and several quality of

life improvements, including sit-up berths.

The multi-mission, versatile LPD ships will replace the functions of nearly 40 ships in at least four different

classes.

The LPD Class ships have a crew of 360 Sailors and can accommodate 699 Marines with surge capability of

800 Marines.

Three of the ships have been named in remembrance of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 USSNew York (LPD 21),Arlington (LPD 24) and Somerset (LPD 25).

USS New Yorkwas commissioned in her namesake city on November 7, 2009.

San Diego (LPD 22) delivered on December 19, 2011, and commissioned May 19, 2012.

Anchorage(LPD 23) was christened May 14, 2011, delivered on Sept. 17, 2102 and commissioned May 4,

2013.

Arlington (LPD 24) delivered on December

7, 2012 and was commissioned April 6 in

Norfolk.

Somerset (LPD 25) will undergo sea trials

and be delivered this year. Construction began on LPD 26 in May

2011. Keel was laid in February 2012.

Construction has started on LPD 27 and

keel was laid on August 2, 2013.


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U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter

The National Security Cutter (NSC) is the

centerpiece of the U.S. Coast Guard fleet

modernization program. As the flag ship of the

Coast Guard fleet, it is the most technically

advanced high endurance cutter in existence.

The current program of record is for eight ships,

of which the first three have been successfully

delivered with great acclaim from the Coast

Guard.

Ingalls has been awarded a $487 million

construction contract to build a sixth NSC and in

June was awarded an advance procurement

contract for a seventh NSC.

National Security Cutter Facts

Flagship of the Coast Guard modernization

and with its 418-foot length and 4,300 ton full load displacement, this is the largest of the new multi-mission

cutters.

Designed from the keel up for Coast Guard requirements, the lead ship has performed very well.

The fourth NSC construction contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding November 29, 2010

WMSL 750 (USCGC Bertholf):

Ship was delivered to Coast Guard in May 2008 and commissioned in August 2008. Successfully completed first operational patrol in November 2008.

WMSL 751 (Waesche):

Ship was christened July 2008.

Ship was delivered December 19, 2009; commissioned May 7, 2010 in Alameda, Calif.

WMSL 752 (Stratton):

Christening July 23, 2010 by First Lady Michelle Obama. Delivered in 2011 and commissioned on March 31,

2012.

WMSL 753 (Hamilton):

Keel laid Sept. 5, 2012 and will be christened on Oct. 26, 2013

WMSL 754 (James):

Construction started May 14, 2012, keel was laid May 17, 2013.

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