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Navy Sends USS Harry S. Truman for $5.1B Overhaul

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The U.S. Navy moved the carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Newport News Shipbuilding for a $5.1 billion overhaul.
Huntington Ingalls Industries received a fixed-ceiling contract worth $5,099,973,132, with options raising total to $5,183,380,744.
The Refueling and Complex Overhaul will refuel both reactors and modernize propulsion, combat and launch systems.
The overhaul, three and a half years behind schedule, should finish in November 2031, extending service into the late 2040s.

History

Historical Context

In 1990, the U.S. Navy completed the first nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the supercarrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) under President Ronald Reagan’s administration. Newport News Shipbuilding executed the $1.5 billion project under Naval Sea Systems Command oversight, with Department of Defense approval, finishing two years ahead of schedule. Today, Huntington Ingalls Industries secures a $5.1 billion contract for the USS Harry S. Truman’s overhaul, echoing the Enterprise’s modernization and extending service into the 2040s. These costly refits prolong carrier viability, cementing U.S. naval supremacy and guiding future defense procurement strategies.

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Story summary

The U.S. Navy moved the carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Newport News Shipbuilding for a $5.1 billion overhaul.
Huntington Ingalls Industries received a fixed-ceiling contract worth $5,099,973,132, with options raising total to $5,183,380,744.
The Refueling and Complex Overhaul will refuel both reactors and modernize propulsion, combat and launch systems.
The overhaul, three and a half years behind schedule, should finish in November 2031, extending service into the late 2040s.

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