HII receives $56 million U.S. Navy engineering contract for AUKUS work

Newport News Shipbuilding will support submarine engineering and design under the award, according to a Naval News report based on HII's announcement.

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SOURCE PUBLISHED15 Oct 2026 · 14:48:12 UTC

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SOURCE RETRIEVED15 Oct 2026 · 17:11:59 UTC

Naval News reports that HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $56 million U.S. Navy contract for engineering and design work supporting the AUKUS partnership. The report attributes the announcement to HII.

HII says the contract includes support for the United Kingdom and Australia in engineering, supply chains, workforce development and digital systems. It also covers U.S. industry support for the design of the SSN-AUKUS submarine.

An option would raise the contract's cumulative value to $91 million if exercised. The report does not state that the option has been exercised.

Figures in the source report +

Reported figures and the conditions attached to them.
Figure	Value	Unit	Context
Announced contract value	$56	million USD	HII announcement reported by Naval News
Potential cumulative value with option	$91	million USD	Conditional on option exercise; not current awarded value

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Source: Naval News · original report