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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Stealth Sub Builder Accused of Falsifying Tests
Description: Huntington Ingalls is regarded as the largest shipbuilder in the U.S. And if a recent suit filed against the company comes to fruition, it will also be responsible for one of the largest fraud cases against a military supplier in recent history.For nearly 10 years, submarines from the company’s shipbuilding facility in Newport News, Virginia have struggled to maintain the sound-dampening coating applied to their hulls. The coating, which resembles foam rubber, is designed to absorb sonar waves sent from enemy ships. With no sound pinging off the hulls, these ships are much more difficult to...