Keeping Three Yards on One ROMULUS Revision Is Our Kind of Puzzle
Ask Us About Yard-to-Yard Fixtures and You’ll Have Trouble Getting Away
HYPR depends on a drill fixture at Halimar locating holes exactly where the one at Bayou Metal does, or partner yards start building their own versions of ROMULUS. Lionfish has its own version of this, where a payload rail a few thousandths off holds a vehicle out of acceptance.
Send us the fixture drawing, the interface that keeps fighting you or the kit you’d like built to one revision for every yard. If the print’s ready, you can request a quote now; if it isn’t, an engineer will come back with questions and a plan.
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ROMULUS: Sensor and mast mounts, drill fixtures and revision-labeled kits for every partner yard.
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Lionfish & REMUS: Payload rails, guide pins, alignment shims and cradle hardware that fit every variant.
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Warfare Systems: Machined housings, EMI shields and thermal plates for C5ISR and EW refreshes.
There’s a Particular Satisfaction in a Payload Rail That Drops Right In
Programs like ROMULUS usually face a choice between quick-turn shops that move fast but lose the thread between revisions and traditional defense suppliers that keep good records but take weeks to answer an ECO. With three yards building at once, neither holds up long.
Here’s what we’d bring to HII instead:
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Domestic manufacturing: Ten U.S. locations, with ITAR registration at selected facilities for controlled naval work.
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DFM, DFQ and DFE before the quote: Engineers flag seawater corrosion, sealing and tolerance-stack risks while changes are still cheap.
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30+ manufacturing technologies: CNC, sheet metal, photochemical machining, additive and molding, so one supplier covers the whole shipset.
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White-glove service with a named team: The same people carry your revision history from first article to recurring vessel blocks.
It’s Good to Know Exactly Who to Call
Andrew Sonier
There’s a Good Deal of Defense Experience Behind Every Quote
6,300+ mission-critical components delivered.
We’ve machined, formed and printed flight, targeting and MRO hardware for Bell Textron, Northrop Grumman and Able Aerospace, plus fixtures, ground equipment and RF shielding for several defense primes.
ROMULUS and Lionfish need that same repeat-build discipline, where the hundredth part matches the first and every inspection record holds up.
We’d be glad to bring it to HII Mission Technologies.
Defense Expertise in Action
Your Autonomy Is Only as Tough as the Hardware Carrying It
See how air, land and sea environments shape the mechanical layer of autonomous systems with our new one-page visual guide, Autonomy Leaves the Lab. Now What?
ROMULUS Gets Interesting Where the Sensors Meet the Hull
With ten Navy vessels on order and HYPR standardizing builds across partner yards, every station needs identical hardware the same day. We’d like a crack at the radar and camera mounts, mast brackets, cable trays, service panels and drill fixtures.
Each New Payload Brings a Fit Worth Getting Right.
Lionfish is building toward a potential 200 vehicles at Pocasset while 750-plus REMUS vehicles keep generating variants, all needing small-lot parts that fit consistently. Payload rails, guide pins, bushings, alignment shims and recovery-cradle hardware are exactly what we’d enjoy making.
A New Board Usually Means a New Housing
C5ISR and EW obsolescence redesigns keep bringing new boards and thermal loads, and the electrical work can’t close until the mechanical parts release. We’d gladly take on the housings, thermal plates, EMI shields, connector panels and module cages.
Field Installs Go Better When the Kit Arrives Complete
As All-Domain Operations integrates C5ISR systems into vehicles and sites, each upgrade changes the geometry of what gets mounted, cabled and serviced. We’d be happy to build the installation kits, compute racks, cable supports, retrofit adapter plates and enclosures.
Older Platforms Still Need Parts Nobody Stocks Anymore
Fleet sustainment from Portchester, LVC training and allied submarine support create steady demand in lots too small for hard tooling. We’d welcome the low-volume spares, retrofit brackets, replacement enclosures, training-console panels and calibration fixtures.
Defense-Grade Credentials With Startup Agility
6,300+
30+
AS9100D
ITAR
Fathom Edgeworks: Built to Support HII Mission Technologies Programs
Fathom Edgeworks gives HII Mission Technologies access to an expanded network of sourcing options, all managed through one accountable Fathom team. It supports unmanned maritime and defense programs from prototyping through LRIP and recurring production, matching precision internal components, ruggedized housings and structural parts to the right source.
For cost- or time-sensitive parts that aren’t restricted to U.S. sourcing, Fathom Edgeworks also offers overseas options, including injection molding through our global partner network, backed by a lowest-landed-cost guarantee.
Try our auto-quoting tool to see what’s possible.
What Every HII Mission Technologies Engineer, Program Manager & Sourcing Lead Gets With Fathom
AS9100D & ITAR
AS9100D-certified and ITAR-registered U.S. facilities; certifications vary by location.
One Revision, Every Yard
Kits labeled by configuration and revision, so every partner yard builds alike.
DFM Before the Quote
Engineers review sealing, corrosion and tolerance risks before your parts are cut.
30+ Manufacturing Technologies
One supplier for machined, formed, etched, printed and molded parts.
Inspection Built Into Flow
First-article reports and lot traceability ship with every order.
Prototype-to-Production Continuity
One team ramps your parts from first article through bridge and full production.