Huntington Ingalls Division Wins Task Order to Develop Airdrop, Combat Feeding Technologies for US Army

10:59 AM EDT, 09/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Mission Technologies division said Tuesday that it won a five-year task order to develop airdrop and combat feeding techniques for the US Army. Under the task order, the company said it will work on new cargo and personnel airdrop technologies for aerial delivery systems across manned and unmanned aircraft. The task order is part of the Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract, run by the Defense Technical Information Center for the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, according to a statement. Financial terms of the task order were not disclosed. Huntington Ingalls shares were down 2.3% in Tuesday trading. Price: 273.08, Change: -6.94, Percent Change: -2.48