Newport News Shipbuilding received a $5.1 billion fixed-ceiling contract to refuel and modernize the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, with work running through November 2031.
The Navy awarded HII a $5.1 billion fixed-ceiling incentive contract to refuel and modernize the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at Newport News Shipbuilding, with work completing by November 2031.
The U.S. Navy accepted the Gerald R. Ford-class carrier at preliminary acceptance after sea trials, with formal delivery set for spring 2027. The $13.2B vessel completes its final systems testing before handover.
The Government Accountability Office found the U.S. Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program will cost over $200 billion and run beyond 2080, nearly 10 times the initial $21 billion estimate from 2018.
Netherlands pushed first ASWF frigate delivery from 2030 to 2033 due to hull stability redesign. Belgium will decide by end-2026 whether to remain in the binational program or switch to Italian FREMM EVO frigates.
Italy signed a €3.7 billion contract for two 13,500-tonne DDX-class destroyers to be delivered in 2033 and 2035, built by Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a joint venture between state shipyard Fincantieri and defense contractor Leonardo.
The UK Ministry of Defense will invest approximately £6 billion to expand industrial capacity at BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce Submarines to support SSN-AUKUS nuclear attack submarine production, with first steel cut planned for 2027.
The U.S. Navy awarded Saronic a firm fixed-price contract to build Landing Craft Utility vessels at Port Alpha shipyard in Texas, with production starting in 2028 and first deliveries in 2029.
Hanwha Defense USA is committing undisclosed self-funded capital to expand Hanwha Philly Shipyard with automation and infrastructure upgrades to compete for U.S. Navy contracts.
A presidential memorandum signed Aug. 13 ends Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System use on Gerald R. Ford-class carriers beginning with USS Doris Miller, requiring the Navy to restart dormant steam catapult production and redesign fourth and future carriers.
The Navy finalized environmental assessments for Naval Base Kitsap to accommodate up to 8 Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and 3 aircraft carriers, with facility work running 2027 to 2032 and a $145M electrical upgrade already underway.