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Huntington Ingalls Wins $400Mln Contract to Repair US Nuclear Submarines

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Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipbuilding unit in the state of Virginia has won a contract worth up to $400 million for repairing US nuclear-powered submarines and related equipment, the Department of Defense said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Huntington Ingalls Newport News designs, builds and manages the life-cycle of the most complex nuclear and conventionally powered ships for the US Navy and Coast Guard.

“Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News is being awarded a contract to perform repair efforts for in-service nuclear-powered submarines, special-mission submersibles, moored training ships, and submarine support facilities,” the release stated on Thursday.

The contract work will take place within and outside the continental United States and encompass “overhaul, maintenance, repair, modernization upgrades, technical engineering support, supplies and services, and nuclear-related touch labor support efforts."

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