Shipyards in 19 states
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The largest tracked capital projects at U.S. yards, each with its funding source and status.
$5 billion yard expansion (new docks, quays, block assembly)
On Aug. 26, 2025 Hanwha announced $5 billion of capital spending at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for two additional docks and three quays, aiming to raise output from fewer than two to as many as 20 ships a year. As of August 2026 the major facilities had not been added; on Sept. 22, 2026 the city's PAID approved a lease of 47 more acres at the Navy Yard.
Dry Dock 5 (replacement of Dry Dock 3)
In March 2023 NAVFAC Pacific awarded a $2.8 billion task order to a Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion joint venture to build Dry Dock 5, a new graving dock for Virginia-class submarines; NAVSEA puts total project cost at $3.42 billion. A July 2026 Navy progress update showed cofferdam, pile and tremie concrete work ongoing, with completion reported for early 2028.
Port Alpha greenfield shipyard
On July 16, 2026 Saronic announced Port Alpha, a planned shipyard at the Port of Brownsville starting on 835 acres (expandable to about 4,400) with over $3 billion of planned investment, initially for vessels up to 850 ft. Construction is expected to begin in 2026 with operations in 2028.
Multi-Mission Dry Dock (Dry Dock 1 North and West extension)
On Aug. 13, 2021 the Navy awarded a $1,731,477,644 contract for a multi-mission extension of Dry Dock 1, adding North and West bays sized for Virginia-class submarines, with completion expected by June 2028. Industrial Info Resources reported the project under construction in July 2026 with completion expected in 2028.
Gulf Copper shipyards modernization (American icebreaker factory)
Davie announced June 17, 2025 a plan to acquire Gulf Copper's shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur and invest $1 billion to make Texas an icebreaker production hub. Davie Defense broke ground on the up to $1 billion modernization on June 1, 2026, with the first phase scheduled for completion in 2028.
South Yard Assembly Building (SYAB) completion contract
In June 2020 Electric Boat awarded AECOM a $544 million contract to complete the 200,000 sq ft South Yard Assembly Building for Columbia-class final assembly (groundbreaking was September 2019), part of a $1.7 billion facilities program. By January 2026 the new Atlas floating dry dock was positioned beside the SYAB to align with its assembly bays.