HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has received a contract worth $5.1bn for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
The contract, announced on 29 September, includes options that could bring its cumulative value to $5.18bn.
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According to HII, the RCOH for the Truman will involve refuelling the ship’s reactors, along with broad modernisation work across thousands of compartments and tanks and on most ship systems.
The project will also include major upgrades to its propulsion plant and combat systems.
The RCOH accounts for nearly one-third of the maintenance and modernisation activity undertaken during an aircraft carrier’s service life.
NNS programme management vice president Bryan Caccavale said: “Our team has been diligently working to get ahead on this critical engineering and construction project that will prepare USS Harry S. Truman for the second half of her service life.
“When the ship arrives at NNS, we’ll apply that same diligence to working with our suppliers and Navy partners to ensure a successful recapitalisation of CVN 75.”
The USS Harry S. Truman, built at Newport News Shipbuilding, will be the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to undergo the overhaul at the yard.
Delivered to the US Navy in 1998, the carrier measures 1,092 feet in overall length and has a full load displacement of approximately 101,000 to 104,000 tons.
Powered by two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, USS Harry S. Truman, supports a diverse range of operational roles such as maritime security, power projection, crisis response, and airborne defence through its embarked air wing.
The carrier has faced previous operational challenges. In February 2025, the Truman was involved in a collision with the merchant ship Besiktas-M near Egypt in the Mediterranean.
The incident caused no flooding or impact to the nuclear propulsion systems, according to a US Navy spokesperson.
Earlier, in 2019, the ship also completed emergency repairs following an unexpected malfunction in its electrical distribution system.
