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US Navy awards HII refuelling contract for carrier Stennis

by Michael Fabey

The US Navy (USN) awarded the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding yard a USD2.99 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee contract on 19 February for the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis (CVN 74) Refueling Complex Overhaul (RCOH).

Under the contract, Newport News Shipbuilding will overhaul and modernise Stennis to support the second half of its 50-year service life.

The yard is the original building yard contractor for all ships of the CVN 68 Nimitz-class of carriers.

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The US Navy (USN) awarded the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding yard a U...

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