Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) announced long-term performance-based agreements with High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) team members GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics to accelerate advanced physical AI automation in U.S. Navy shipbuilding. The multi-year deal, worth up to $900 million, aims to transform fabrication, assembly and outfitting of complex ship structures, including aircraft carriers and submarines. “We are committed to making generational investments to develop new shipbuilding capability and to expand capacity,” said Eric Chewning, executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy, HII.