Austal gets $7.8 million mod to LCS contract

DECEMBER 15, 2015 — Shipbuilder Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Alabama, is being awarded a $7,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2301) to exercise options for core Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Next two LCS to be named to honor their shipyard cities

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 — In a ceremony at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral

Austal USA awarded $248.8 million EPF contract

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 — Austal USA, Mobile, AL, is being awarded a $248,898,142 modification to previously awarded Navy contract N00024-16-C-2217. The award covers the design and construction of two Expeditionary Fast Transport

New fast transport ship christened at Austal

AUGUST 22, 2016—Austal recently celebrated the christening of the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Yuma (EPF 8) with a ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, AL. The ship’s sponsor, former Secretary of

Shock test prep costs put dent in Austal profits

JULY 5, 2016 — The good news from Austal is that there have been “favorable preliminary results” from the three Full Scale Shock Trials of LCS 6 — the first aluminum trimaran

Austal halts trading in its shares

JUNE 30, 2016 —  According to an Australian Securities Exchange  (ASX) announcement, the securities of Austal Limited have been placed in Trading Halt Session State at the request of the company, pending

Austal USA delivers two ships to Navy

JUNE 27, 2014 — Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) reports that the U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of USNS Carson City (EPF 7) from Austal USA, during a June 24 ceremony held aboard

Austal adds three ferries to Philippines yard orderbook

JUNE 19, 2016 — Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) has won announce two new contracts worth a total A$30 million (about US$22.3 million) for three commercial passenger ferries. They will be built at

LCS 6 completes first full ship shock trial

JUNE 17, 2016 — USS Jackson (LCS 6), an Austal-built Independence variant LCS, has completed the first of a three-part series of full ship shock trials (FSST). Jackson is the first ship

EPF 7 completes acceptance trials

JUNE 8, 2016 — The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26.   The Navy’s Board of Inspection

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