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Austal USA will obtain long lead-time materials needed for the construction of the U.S. Navy‘s 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel under a $40.4M contract. The company will also provide production engineering support as part of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the Defense Department said Monday. Work is scheduled to be completed by July 2022 and the Navy […] More
Austal USA conducted the christening for the future USNS Puerto Rico at its Mobile, Ala., shipbuilding site on Saturday. Austal said Saturday that Puerto Rico is the 11th expeditionary fast transport vessel slated for delivery to the U.S. Navy under a $1.9B contract to support the Military Sealift Command. The company has delivered nine of the […] More
Austal USA has secured a potential $57.9M contract to obtain long lead-time materials needed to build a 13th expeditionary fast transport vessel for the U.S. Navy. The company will also provide production engineering services for the shallow-draft EPF 13 watercraft intended to support intra-theater transport of military personnel and cargo, the Defense Department said Thursday. In a separate announcement, […] More
Austal‘s U.S. subsidiary has delivered the USS Charleston littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy at a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. The delivery marks the third LCS shipment from Austal USA this year, the company said Friday. Charleston is the eighth ship of the Independence variant and 16th LCS slated to enter the Navy’s fleet. The […] More
Austal USA has authenticated the keel of the 11th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. EPF 11 or the future USNS Puerto Rico is set to enter construction following the ceremony, and will be the third U.S. Navy ship to carry the island’s name, Naval Sea Systems Command said Thursday. Expeditionary fast transport […] More
An expeditionary fast transport vessel Austal USA has built for the U.S. Navy completed acceptance trials Friday following a two-day evaluation conducted by the service branch’s Board of Inspection and Survey in the Gulf of Mexico. INSURV assessed the readiness of USNS Burlington equipment and systems for both dockside and underway operations, the Naval Sea Systems Command said Friday. Burlington, […] More
The future USS Charleston littoral combat ship completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico on July 19 and is now ready for delivery to the U.S. Navy this summer. The Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey assessed the Independence-variant LCS built by Austal USA during a series of in-port and underway demonstrations that showcased the vessel’s propulsion […] More
Austal USA has finished builder’s trials of a 10th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel the company has constructed for the U.S. Navy. The week-long test occurred at a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., and demonstrated the future USNS Burlington‘s (EPF 10) fire protection equipment, communication and navigational systems, ship propulsion, ride control, anchor handling and steerable […] More
The 10th expeditionary fast transport ship Austal USA is constructing for the U.S. Navy was christened Saturday at the company’s shipbuilding facility in Alabama. Austal said Saturday the future USNS Burlington is part of a 12-ship contract worth potentially $1.9 billion. The EPF 10 christening ceremony featured Rear Adm. Dee Mewbourne, commander of the Military Sealift Command, as well as Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and […] More
The U.S. Navy has announced details on the upcoming commission ceremony of LCS-12, an Independence-class littoral combat ship to be named USS Omaha. The ceremony for the Austal USA-built ship will take place 1:00 p.m. EST, Saturday, at Broadway pier, San Diego, California, the Navy said Thursday. LCS-12 is the eleventh Independence variant of its ship type to join the Navy’s […] More
An Austal USA-led team has delivered the sixth of Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy for mine countermeasures, anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. The Navy said Monday its acceptance of USS Omaha represents the final milestone before the military branch commissions the new warship in early 2018. USS Omaha will be homeported in San Diego, California, […] More
An Independence-variant littoral combat ship built by Austal USA for the U.S. Navy has completed a maiden voyage from Mobile, Alabama, to a naval base in San Diego, California. USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) underwent combat ship qualification trials, crew certification training and scheduled equipment and system checks during the vessel’s expedition, the Navy said Thursday. Austal USA […] More
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