On December 30, 2025, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced the award of a $97.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The 24-month project, to be executed by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, includes reactor vessel refueling, modernization of combat systems, and structural repairs across 35 compartments. This award reinforces HII’s position as the sole provider of RCOH services for the Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers and extends the Truman’s service life by an estimated 25 years. Production will leverage over 4,000 skilled shipbuilders and integrate digital twin technology for quality assurance and schedule adherence.

On December 29, 2025, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy. This marks the second Flight III destroyer delivered from the Pascagoula yard, following USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). Ted Stevens features the AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar and Aegis Baseline 10 combat system, enhancing ballistic missile defense and integrated air and missile defense capabilities. With this delivery, Ingalls has delivered 36 destroyers to date, has four Flight III ships under construction (DDG 129, 131, 133, 135) and is in early planning for seven more hulls through DDG 146. The program’s ramp-up reflects a 20% increase in annual production rates since 2023 and demonstrates HII’s distributed shipbuilding initiative to partner with external fabricators, improving throughput and reducing schedule risk.