Navy Awards HII $336 Million to Start Buying Parts for the Carrier William J. Clinton
Newport News Shipbuilding, 42nd Street, Newport News, Virginia, 23607, United States
Huntington Ingalls Industries
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterArmy Recognition[1] and The Defense Post[2] both report the long-lead-materials award to HII in the first week of September 2026, dated 4 September.
On 4 September 2026 the Navy gave Newport News Shipbuilding a $336 million undefinitized contract for reactor equipment, heavy forgings and propulsion hardware for CVN 82, the fifth Ford-class carrier, due to be laid down in 2027.
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