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Innovation Lab Brings Technology To Next Generation Of Shipbuilders

By Barrett Baker

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A student uses a virtual reality sandblast simulator to blast paint off a virtual structure at the Ray Bagley Innovation Lab at The Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School. Photo courtesy of Ashley Cowan/HII.

NEWPORT NEWS—HHI’s Newport News Shipbuilding division is harnessing the power of technology to recruit and train the next generation of shipbuilders. Its Innovation Lab has been in service since 2021 and is part of the Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School.

The mobile lab includes stations that cover the various skill sets associated with all 19 trades offered by the Apprentice School. Utilizing augmented and virtual reality, the lab is used both as part of the orientation process for new apprentices and affords students from K-12 schools the opportunity to explore shipbuilding trades in a safe and controlled environment.

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