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    Huntington Ingalls Delivers Modernized USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier to Navy

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has turned over the USS Abraham Lincoln nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the U.S. Navy following sea trials and a recapitalization effort. HII said Friday the sea trials validated the carrier’s systems that underwent refueling and complex overhaul, or RCOH, at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The Navy awarded HII a potential $2.6 billion contract in […] More

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    Peyton Baker: BWXT Captures $3B in Naval Nuclear Reactor Manufacturing Contracts

    BWX Technologies has secured multiple contracts potentially worth a combined $3.1 billion to manufacture nuclear reactor components and fuel in support of  the U.S. Navy‘s various nuclear propulsion programs. BWXT said Wednesday its nuclear operations group will produce the reactor components for the service branch’s fleets of Ford-class and Nimitz-class carriers as well as Virginia-class and Ohio-class submarines. Production will occur […] More

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    Derek Briggs: Huntington Ingalls Tests Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Anchor

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has tested the anchor windlass system of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier prior to its turnover to the U.S. Navy in 2016. The Newport News Shipbuilding division performed the testing by adding weight to the anchor and retrieving the anchor and chain using Ford’s windlass system, Huntington Ingalls said Tuesday. “By […] More