HII Bags USS Harry Truman Refueling And Complex Overhaul Contract, Gets Order For 10 ROMULUS USVs

(RTTNews) - Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), a military shipbuilder, Tuesday announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has secured a $5.09 billion contract for the refueling and complex overhaul or RCOH of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The contract which comprises of options, if exercised would bring the cumulative value to $5.18 billion. The RCOH represents nearly a third of all maintenance and modernization in an aircraft carrier's service life and includes refueling the ship's reactors, as well as extensive modernization work in thousands of compartments and tanks, as well as on most ship systems with major upgrades to be made in the propulsion plant and combat systems.