July 17 (Reuters) -

BWX Technologies ( BWXT ) said on Thursday it has secured

contracts worth $2.6 billion, including future options, to

manufacture components for nuclear submarines and an aircraft

carrier for the U.S. Navy.

The United States has been modernizing its nuclear-powered

Navy fleet as part of broader efforts to counter China's growing

influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

In 2023, Reuters reported that the U.S. Navy was carrying

out its largest revamp of its top-secret undersea surveillance

network since the 1950s.

Last month, Raytheon, RTX's defense arm, said it had been

awarded a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce

short-range missiles.

BWX said the products under its contract will be

delivered in the next six to eight years.