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  • Austal USA-Built Giffords Littoral Combat Ship Completes Maiden Voyage - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA-Built Giffords Littoral Combat Ship Completes Maiden Voyage

    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

  • Austal USA Delivers 'Montgomery' Littoral Combat Ship to Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal USA Delivers ‘Montgomery’ Littoral Combat Ship to Navy

    Austal USA formally turned over the USS Montgomery littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy at a ceremony held Thursday at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The Navy said Friday Montgomery, which is scheduled to be commissioned in September,  will be the military branch’s seventh LCS and fourth ship of its Independence class. Capt. Tom Anderson, the Navy’s LCS program manager, said the service […] More

  • Craig Perciavalle: Austal USA Unveils USS Montgomery Littoral Combat Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Craig Perciavalle: Austal USA Unveils USS Montgomery Littoral Combat Ship

    Austal USA has launched the USS Montgomery littoral combat ship the company built for the U.S. Navy’s near-shore and open-ocean operations under a $3.5 billion block purchase inked in 2010. General Dynamics‘ Advanced Information Systems served as integrator for the ship’s navigation, C4I and aviation systems, General Dynamics said Wednesday. Austal USA collaborated with Berard […] More