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US Navy procurement contracts 2026

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In late July 2026 the Navy announced multiple high‑value procurements. On 23 July a $1.196 billion contract to Northrop Grumman for three new‑build E‑2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II aircraft introduced a modular open‑systems mission‑computing suite, and a $25.1 million modification to Boeing for electronic‑warfare A‑kits on four Block III F/A‑18E/F Super Hornets, with delivery slated for December 2028. A week later, on 29 July, the service disclosed a $76.6 billion contract modification for 14 new nuclear‑powered submarines – five Columbia‑class ballistic‑missile boats and nine Virginia‑class attack boats. General Dynamics Electric Boat will receive $29.5 billion for the Columbia hulls, while Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding will build the Virginia hulls under a $42.1 billion award, together with funding for shipyard infrastructure and an initial $12 billion tranche. The ~~contracts aim~~ contract also earmarks about $5 billion for shipbuilding infrastructure and nuclear‑shipbuilding program investments, securing continuous production to ~~recapitalize~~ replace the ~~undersea fleet~~ aging Ohio‑class SSBNs and ~~sustain~~ Los Angeles‑class attack boats. A related award announced a new 10,000‑ton nuclear‑powered attack‑submarine class to be built at both shipyards, aimed at stabilising the ~~nuclear deterrent.~~ industrial base and expanding anti‑submarine, strike and special‑operations capabilities. Together the announcements illustrate a broad, multi‑year modernization push across air, electronic‑warfare and under‑sea platforms, underscoring the Navy’s effort to maintain readiness.

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