, NEWPORT NEWS: Northrop Grumman Corporation received an $860.6 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract for continuation of work on the CVN 21 aircraft carrier program. The base contract modification is valued at approximately $754 million with an additional $106.7 million in options. This additional work brings the total value of the contract to $2.2 billion.
The company's Newport News sector will perform the work, which includes the continuation of ship design activities, procurement of long-lead time materials to support construction, and advanced construction work on select parts of the ship.
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