RIX Industries products on the USS Ford is the top news story in Sparks

Sparks, NV – RIX Industries products on the USS Ford is the top news story in Sparks, NV ~ check it out here !


Newport News, VA – RIX is involved in the construction of the most advanced warships ever built by the U.S. Navy. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the latest edition to that tradition supplying low pressure air compressors, nitrogen generators and the liquid oxygen system to Ford. Ford was christened on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Newport News Shipbuilding – marking a significant milestone for the U.S. Navy. RIX takes great pride in engaging in the mission to underwrite current and next generation military power led by the new USS Ford-class for the next 100 years to ensure the Navy’s superiority of the seas.

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