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USS Harry S. Truman to Receive $5.1 Billion Mid-Life Nuclear Refueling and Overhaul Through 2031

The U.S. Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding a contract for the USS Harry S. Truman’s mid-life nuclear refueling and complex overhaul, scheduled through November 2031. The work is intended to extend the aircraft carrier into the second half of its service life, while the shipyard also advances CVN-79 testing and crew familiarization.

Discovered 2026-09-30T07:28:09.810959-07:00 | 2026-09-30T07:28:09.810959-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The $5.1 billion overhaul is a major long-duration investment in the Navy’s carrier force and is scheduled to run through November 2031.
Nuclear refueling and complex overhaul work will determine the Truman’s availability for the second half of its service life, with direct implications for future carrier-force capacity.
Newport News Shipbuilding is simultaneously supporting CVN-79 through preliminary acceptance, testing and crew experience, underscoring the shipyard’s central role across both in-service sustainment and new-carrier delivery.

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