Austal’s U.S. arm and Saildrone will develop autonomous unmanned surface vehicles under a strategic partnership. Austal USA said Tuesday it will combine its advanced manufacturing capabilities with Saildrone’s unmanned surface vehicle technology through the partnership to provide the U.S. Navy and other government clients with platforms that could support hydrographic survey, maritime domain awareness and […] More

Austal‘s U.S. business arm delivered the future USS Canberra Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Dec. 21, marking the service branch’s 26th LCS acceptance. The new Canberra or LCS 30, which honors an Australian cruiser of the same name, completed acceptance trials in November under the supervision of the Navy’s Board of […] More

The U.S. Navy christened a new Virginia-class attack submarine made by Huntington Ingalls Industries and an Austal USA-built expeditionary fast transport ship in two separate ceremonies Saturday. HII said its Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted the christening of SSN 796 or the submarine that will be known as New Jersey. SSN 796 is the 23rd […] More

Rusty Murdaugh, chief financial officer and interim president of Austal USA, has been promoted to full-time president at the Mobile, Alabama-based military shipbuilder. He led the company’s project to grow manufacturing operations by adding a steel shipbuilding process and its purchase of additional waterfront property on the Mobile River, Austal USA said Wednesday. The shipbuilder […] More

Larry Ryder, vice president of business development and external affairs at Austal USA, said the company will spend $200 million to modernize its shipbuilding facility and grow vessel repair business operations, Defense News reported Monday. The Australian military shipbuilder’s U.S. subsidiary intends to convert half of its yard for steel shipbuilding work and the project […] More

Austal USA has secured a $44 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the design and construction of an expeditionary fast transport ship and its demonstration as an autonomous platform. The company said Wednesday it will conduct automated machinery plant enhancements to transform the USNS Apalachicola vessel as an autonomous prototype as part of […] More

The U.S. Navy celebrated the commissioning of its 12th Independence-variant littoral combat ship with a private ceremony that took place Saturday in Oakland, California. The 421-foot-long, 3,200-ton USS Oakland (LCS 24), built by Austal USA, will join 11 other littoral combat ships at Naval Base San Diego, the military service said Saturday.

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Austal USA broke ground on the site of a planned shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Alabama that will manufacture steel vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. The steel shipbuilding facility, whose groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday, will add to Austal USA's aluminum construction operations and accommodate lean manufacturing processes, the company said Monday.

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An Austal USA-led team has tested the U.S. Navy's 12th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel at sea, completing the last phase of the military shipbuilding project before delivery.

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Austal USA christened the future USS Oakland littoral combat ship during a ceremony at the company“™s Mobile, Ala., shipbuilding site Saturday.

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The U.S. Navy is expected to choose from among shipbuilding firms, including Austal USA and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, to construct up to 20 FFG(X) next-generation frigates by 2030, AL.com reported Sunday.

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Austal USA is coordinating with the U.S. Navy on potential maintenance and lifecycle management services for the military branch“™s littoral combat ships, USNI News reported Monday.

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