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US$2.4 billion for aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt's refuelling and complex overhaul

Newport News, USA - To replace the cores of the ship's nuclear reactors

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at approximately US$2.4 billion for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The work will be performed by the company's shipbuilding sector in Newport News Besides including the refuelling of the ship's reactors, the operation will perform an extensive modernization...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1108655
Rome, Italy, 08/28/2009 13:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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