Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5 billion work
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is set to begin its multiyear midlife overhaul, which will set the vessel up for the second half of its 50-year service life.
TL;DR
- The USS Harry S. Truman has begun its Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding.
- The contract for the RCOH is valued at over $5.1 billion.
- The overhaul is designed to prepare the carrier for the latter half of its 50-year service life.
- Key upgrades include refueling the ship's reactors and modernizing propulsion and combat systems.
- The Truman recently completed a challenging 251-day deployment in the Middle East, encountering several incidents.
- The Navy has heavily relied on its aircraft carriers due to regional conflicts following the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.