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Is HII’s ROMULUS Milestone Quietly Rewriting Its AI and Shipbuilding Balance?
Earlier this week, HII reported that construction of its ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel prototype reached 30% completion and remains on track for fourth-quarter 2026 sea trials, while also expanding its partnership with Babcock International to manufacture complex Virginia-class submarine assemblies in Scotland.
Together, these moves highlight HII’s push into AI-enabled autonomy and distributed production, which could reshape how it balances high-tech systems with large-scale shipbuilding...