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May 23, 2022
Austal USA launches the future USS Augusta (LCS 34)
MOBILE, Ala. – On May 23rd, Austal USA successfully launched the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Augusta (LCS 34). Assisted by tugs, the ship was escorted out of Austal USA’s floating dry dock and secured pier side on the waterfront for machinery commissioning...
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May 6, 2022
Austal USA donates $250,000 to expand Port of San Diego's Pepper Park
National City, Calif. – Austal USA President Rusty Murdaugh presented a check for $250,000 on May 5th to support the Pepper Park improvement project along the National City bayfront of San Diego Bay.   Named after prominent National City businessman and civic leader Leonard Pepper, this 5-½ acre...
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May 3, 2022
Austal awarded $230.5M U.S. Navy contract for construction of EPF 16
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA announced today that it was awarded a $230.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of EPF 16, the Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship. Austal USA has successfully delivered 12 EPFs, on schedule and on budget. Three additional EPF’s are...
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April 12, 2022
Austal USA celebrates opening of Steel Facility
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a curtain drop ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the company’s state-of-the-art steel facility in front of over two hundred guests, including representatives from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, federal, state and local government, and the Embassy of Australia...
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March 11, 2022
Austal USA’s 2022 Charity Golf Invitational raises $200,000 for local charities
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA raised $200,000 for local charities through its annual golf invitational held this year at the Robert Trent Jones Magnolia Springs Golf Course today. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit United Way of Southwest Alabama, Dumas Wesley Community Center, and...
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February 23, 2022
Austal USA hosts keel laying ceremony for future USS Kingsville (LCS 36)
Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., celebrated the keel laying of the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at our ship manufacturing facility today.  Kingsville is an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), one of 18 that the Navy has contracted Austal to build. The ship is the first U.S. Navy ship...
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February 4, 2022
Austal USA Engineering team recognized by Mobile Area Council of Engineers
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA’s engineering team was recognized last night, with two well-earned awards, by the Mobile Area Council of Engineers (MACE) at MACE’s annual banquet.  Austal USA’s engineers were honored with the MACE Engineering Project of the Year award for their team effort on design...
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January 12, 2022
Austal USA honored as Manufacturer of the Year
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was recognized today as the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Manufacturer of the Year.  According to Chamber Vice President of Economic Development David Rodgers, Austal USA received this honor as a result of continuous forward-thinking, referring to the numerous...
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December 21, 2021
Austal USA awarded contract for design studies for U.S. Navy's Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a contract to perform design studies for the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program on December 20, 2021. This contract requires Austal to develop a new baseline design and perform specific trade studies for the Navy’s newest logistics ship...
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December 20, 2021
Austal USA orders dry dock immediately after clearing on San Diego waterfront ship repair facility
San Diego – Immediately after finalizing a deal on a new repair facility in the Port of San Diego, Austal USA placed an order for a floating dry dock. The new floating dry dock, optimized to efficiently dock small surface combatants and similar sized ships, will be the centerpiece of the new repair...
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