SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 —The Navy today awarded modifications to previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contracts for one FY 2018 LCS to Lockheed Martin and two FY 2018 LCSs to Austal USA.
AUGUST 5, 2018 — Two vessel’s built at Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard have completed Navy acceptance trials within days of each other. On August 3, NAVSEA reported that the Navy’s 10th
MAY 5, 2018 — The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20), today at a ceremony at Austal USA, in Mobile, AL.
MARCH 1, 2018 — The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Manchester (LCS 14) during a ceremony yesterday at Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard. Delivery marks the official transfer of LCS
FEBRUARY 4, 2018 — The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Omaha (LCS 12), its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), on Saturday, February 3, at the Broadway pier in San Diego, CA.
OCTOBER 9, 2017 — Austal USA, Mobile, AL, and Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, MD, are each being awarded a Navy contract for a littoral combat ship (LCS). In each case, the award
SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $24,448,647 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2309) to exercise options for post-shakedown availabilities (PSA)
AUGUST 28, 2017 — Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) today reported its results for the year ended June 2017, with underlying earnings exceeding guidance given at the start of the year. It said
DECEMBER 27, 2016 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports thatr the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) has been delivered to the United States Navy (USN) during a ceremony held aboard the ship
NOVEMBER 22, 2016 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully completed its acceptance trials Nov. 18. The trials consisted of a series of in-port and