# HII and Navy Break Ground on $50 Million SUPSHIP Gulf Coast Complex at Ingalls

> HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding and the U.S. Navy broke ground on a $50 million, 101,000-square-foot customer support complex in Pascagoula.

- Published: 2026-11-11T01:08:20+00:00
- Section: Expansion
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/hii-navy-support-complex-ingalls
- Source: [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/gnwcq-2026-11-11-hii-and-navy-break-ground-on-new-customer-support-complex-at-ingalls-shipbuilding)

## Key takeaways

- HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding and SUPSHIP GC broke ground on a 101,000-square-foot customer support complex in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
- The $50 million facility is funded through a partnership between the U.S. Navy and Ingalls Shipbuilding and is scheduled for completion in June 2028.
- SUPSHIP GC administers Navy shipbuilding contracts across Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama with more than 600 military and civilian personnel.

[HII](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00048qt/hii)'s Ingalls Shipbuilding division and the U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Gulf Coast broke ground on a 101,000-square-foot customer support complex in Pascagoula, Mississippi, funded through a Navy-Ingalls partnership at $50 million. [FinancialContent Business Page](https://www.financialcontent.com/article/gnwcq-2026-11-11-hii-and-navy-break-ground-on-new-customer-support-complex-at-ingalls-shipbuilding) reported the groundbreaking on November 10, 2026. The facility is scheduled for completion in June 2028.

## What the SUPSHIP Complex Will House

The complex will primarily house SUPSHIP GC personnel currently located in Pascagoula. SUPSHIP GC administers Navy shipbuilding contracts across Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama and includes more than 600 military and civilian personnel responsible for engineering, quality assurance, contract management and financial oversight throughout ship construction and delivery.

Eric Crooker, Ingalls vice president of program management, said: "Today's groundbreaking represents an important investment in the future of Navy shipbuilding and in the partnerships that make our mission possible here at Ingalls." Capt. Randy Slaff, U.S. Navy commanding officer of SUPSHIP GC, said the building "represents a direct investment in that effort."

The facility sits on property leased from the Port of Pascagoula. Company leaders were joined at the groundbreaking by U.S. Navy representatives, Port of Pascagoula leadership, community stakeholders and elected officials. Ingalls is Mississippi's largest manufacturing employer, according to the announcement.

## HII's Scale Behind the Pascagoula Project

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), HII reported $12.5 billion in FY25 revenue and a total backlog of $54 billion as of March 31, 2026. The same records list 44,000 total employees. HII is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, and Brian Blanchette is executive vice president of HII and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding.

## Ingalls Work Leading Up to the Groundbreaking

On November 3, 2026, Ingalls Shipbuilding completed builder's sea trials for Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, with delivery to the U.S. Navy expected later this year, GlobeNewswire reported. On October 29, 2026, HII reported Q3 FY26 revenues of $3.5 billion, up 10.8% year-over-year, and raised its FY26 shipbuilding revenue guidance to $10.5-10.7 billion, Stock Titan reported.

## When the Pascagoula Complex Is Due

The customer support complex is scheduled for completion in June 2028, according to the announcement. HII's own release includes photos and a video of the groundbreaking.

## Companies in this story

- [HII company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00048qt/hii) · website: https://hii.com

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