HII wins contract for USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) refueling and complex overhaul

HII said Sept. 29, 2026, that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $5,099,973,132 contract to conduct the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The award includes options that would lift the total value to $5,183,380,744 if exercised.

The refueling and complex overhaul, or RCOH, accounts for nearly a third of all maintenance and modernization over an aircraft carrier’s life. For Truman, the work will refuel the ship’s reactors and deliver extensive modernization across thousands of compartments and tanks and on most ship systems, along with major upgrades to the propulsion plant and combat systems.

“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,” said Bryan Caccavale, NNS vice president of program management. “When the ship arrives at NNS, we’ll apply that same diligence to working with our suppliers and Navy partners to ensure a successful recapitalization of CVN 75.”

Built at Newport News Shipbuilding, CVN 75 was christened in 1996 and delivered to the Navy in 1998. USS Harry S. Truman will be the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to undergo RCOH at the yard.