Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ERMATINGER WILLIAM R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. [HII]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Ex. VP, Chief HR Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2018
(Street)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23607
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/07/2018   I   1,246.29 (1) A $ 215.84 1,340.67 (2) (3) I By Savings Excess Plan
Common Stock               33,609.042 D  
Common Stock               590.46 (4) (5) I By 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERMATINGER WILLIAM R
4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE
NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23607
      Ex. VP, Chief HR Officer  

Signatures

 Kathy S. Owen, Attorney-in-Fact for William R. Ermatinger   05/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The transaction constitutes an intra-plan transfer in the Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Savings Excess Plan (the "Plan") from one investment option to the HII Stock Fund. The reporting person's interest in the HII Stock Fund is held in the form of units of interest. The Plan's administrator calculates the number of shares of issuer common stock represented by units in the HII Stock Fund.
(2) The reporting person's interest in the HII Stock Fund of the Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Savings Excess Plan (the "Plan") is held in the form of units of interest. The Plan's administrator calculates the number of shares of issuer common stock represented by units in the HII Stock Fund.
(3) This number includes 94.38 shares that were previously reported in Table II, and 1246.29 shares acquired since the filing of the last Form 4.
(4) This number includes 590.46 shares that were previously reported in Table II.
(5) The reporting person's interest in the HII Stock Fund of the Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Savings Plan (the "Plan") is held in the form of units of interest. The Plan's administrator calculates the number of shares of issuer common stock represented by units in the HII Stock Fund.

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