US Navy Awards $100M in Littoral Combat Ship Maintenance to Modernize Two Independence-Class Ships

The U.S. Navy awarded about $100 million in fixed-price work on November 6, 2026, to drydock, repair and modernize two Independence-variant littoral combat ships in San Diego. BAE Systems Maritime Solutions received $56.6 million for USS Cincinnati, and Austal USA received $43.4 million for USS Canberra. Both awards cover fiscal 2027 docking availabilities, including equipment, testing and quality assurance, and are funded chiefly through Navy procurement accounts. The Navy expects work on Canberra to finish by February 2028 and on Cincinnati by April 2028, with options that could raise the combined value to about $105.3 million.