# Fairbanks Morse Defense wins $2M Newport News Shipbuilding contract for Ford-class carrier valve parts

Fairbanks Morse Defense, through its subsidiary Hunt Valve, was awarded a contract worth about $2 million by Newport News Shipbuilding to supply parts for the Ford-class aircraft carriers CVN 78 to CVN 81. Deliveries are due in Q2 and Q3 2022. The company announced it on 5 April 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-04-05
- Where: Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
- Value: $2.00M
- Status: announced
- Products: valves, electromechanical actuators, OEM naval parts
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Hunt Valve Company](https://endata.com/companies/955.md) (supplier)
- [Fairbanks Morse Defense](https://endata.com/companies/8380.md) (supplier)
- [Newport News Shipbuilding](https://endata.com/companies/9104.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [seapowermagazine.org](https://seapowermagazine.org/hunt-valve-awarded-2m-by-newport-news-shipbuilding-for-ford-cvn-parts/), 2022-04-08: "The contract, valued at approximately $2 million, covers parts that will be delivered during the second and third quarters of 2022."

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