# HII acquires W International assets in Goose Creek, South Carolina

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will acquire the assets and workforce of Goose Creek metal fabricator W International. The facility will become Newport News Shipbuilding – Charleston Operations, supporting nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier construction.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-12-05
- Where: Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 480,000 square feet of manufacturing space
- Products: metal fabrications, nuclear-powered submarine modules, aircraft carrier structures
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Huntington Ingalls Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4127.md) (acquirer)
- [W International](https://endata.com/companies/36025.md) (target)

## Sources

- [counton2.com](https://www.counton2.com/news/goose-creek-metal-fabricator-acquired-by-military-shipbuilding-company/), 2024-12-05: "HII is committed to increasing build rates for our Navy customer, and this investment in capacity alongside the Navy will help us do that."

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