HII announces plans for production of four Romulus 151 vessels

HII (HII) announced plans for the production of four Romulus 151 vessels to be built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana in addition to the Romulus 151 currently under construction. “Romulus represents a shift in how we deliver unmanned capability to the fleet,” said Andy Green, executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Mission Technologies division. “We are combining shipbuilding experience, scalable manufacturing, proven autonomy, and strong industry partnerships to move quickly from prototype to operational deployment. The progress we are seeing today – including these initial production vessels – reinforces that we are on a disciplined path to deliver meaningful capability at speed and at scale.”