U.S. Navy Awards Huntington Ingalls $3B to Modernize Nimitz-Class Warship
The U.S. Navy today awarded Hunting Ingalls Industries (HII)’ Newport News Shipbuilding $3 billion for the USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH).
This effort refuels, overhauls and modernizes USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to support the second half of its 50-year service life, a U.S. DoD release today said.
The RCOH represents 35% of all maintenance and modernization in an aircraft carrier's 50-year service life. Stennis’ RCOH will include the refueling the carrier’s two nuclear reactors, as well as extensive modernization work to more than 2,300 compartments, hundreds of tanks and systems. In addition, major upgrades will be made in the propulsion plant, to the flight deck, catapults, combat systems and the island.
The contract award notes that work is expected to be completed by August 2025.
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