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September 23, 2016
26TH LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP TO BE NAMED AFTER MOBILE, ALABAMA
The nation’s 26th littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Mobile, the U.S. Navy announced during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. “It is such an honor for a future Littoral Combat Ship to be named after the City of Mobile.” Congressman Bradley Byrne, (AL-1) said “Our area takes such...
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September 16, 2016
AUSTAL AWARDED NAVY CONTRACT FOR EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT SHIPS 11 & 12
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $326 million contract for the 11th and 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport ships (EPF) by the U.S. Navy late yesterday. This new contract supplements the 2008 fully-funded EPF 10-ship block-buy agreement bringing Austal’s current build to a 12 ship program...
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August 20, 2016
AUSTAL USA HOSTS CHRISTENING OF USNS YUMA (EPF 8)
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal celebrated the christening of the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Yuma (EPF 8) with a ceremony at its state-of-the-art shipyard here, this morning. The ship’s sponsor, former Secretary of Homeland Security and Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, headlined the group of...
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July 3, 2016
Austal Awarded U.S. Navy Contract Modification for USS Jackson (LCS 6) Shock Trials Support
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a US$11,239,032 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide emergent availability planning and full ship shock trials (FSST) support for tests to be conducted on Littoral Combat Ship USS JACKSON...
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July 1, 2016
Revitalization of Manufacturing: Rise of Shipbuilding Industry in Mobile
(Alabama Media Group 01 JUL 16) Shipbuilding transformed Mobile, Alabama, during World War II, as tens of thousands of men and women came to the port city to build Liberty Ships to defend the cause of freedom around the world. Seventy-five years later shipbuilding is once again reshaping Mobile....
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June 28, 2016
Austal USA Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for LCS 18
MOBILE, Ala., – Austal celebrated an early major construction milestone for the future USS Charleston (LCS 18) here on June 28, with a keel-laying ceremony. This is the seventh Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) built at Austal under the 11-ship contract worth over $3.5 billion.  U.S....
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June 27, 2016
U.S. Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Carson City from Austal USA
  Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) team finalized the delivery of USNS Carson City (EPF 7) to the U.S. Navy during a small document-signing event held onboard the ship here on June 24, 2016. The EPF program provides the Navy with a new high-speed intra-theater...
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June 24, 2016
Austal Delivers Montgomery (LCS 8) to the U.S. Navy
  MOBILE, Ala. – Austal delivered the fourth Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8), to the U.S. Navy June 23 at an official document signing ceremony held aboard the ship. This milestone marks the second LCS built by Austal as the prime contractor as...
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June 7, 2016
SEVENTH AUSTAL EPF COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS
Mobile, Ala. – Austal successfully completed acceptance trials on USNS Carson City, Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF 7), May 25th, in the Gulf of Mexico. Carson City is slated for delivery to the U.S. Navy by the end of the year and is the seventh ship in Austal’s 10-ship $1.6 billion block-buy...
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May 16, 2016
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MONTGOMERY (LCS 8) COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS
MOBILE, Ala. – Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery (LCS 8), the fourth Independence-variant LCS built by Austal, successfully completed its acceptance trials May 6, 2016, in the Gulf of Mexico. “I am excited that the Austal team has achieved another major milestone in the LCS program.” said Craig...
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