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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Related News

May 26, 2020
Littoral Combat Ship the Future USS Oakland (LCS 24) Completes Acceptance Trials
MOBILE, Ala. – The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 24 is the 12th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., to reach this milestone....
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February 13, 2020
Austal USA Delivers First Littoral Combat Ship in 2020 - The Future USS Kansas City (LCS 22)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA delivered its 11th littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy yesterday. The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) is the first LCS delivered in 2020. “It’s a testament to the work our team does to provide...
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December 7, 2019
The Future USS Mobile (LCS 26) is Christened at Austal USA
MOBILE, Ala. – An audience of over a thousand dignitaries, community leaders, and Austal USA employees celebrated the christening of the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) today at Austal’s advanced ship manufacturing facility. This is the third...
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November 4, 2019
Littoral Combat Ship Kansas City (LCS 22) Completes Acceptance Trials
MOBILE, Ala. – The future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 22 is the 11th Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), built by Austal USA in Mobile, to reach this milestone....
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October 31, 2019
Austal USA's Global Services Division Earns $21 Million LCS Post Delivery Award
Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $$21,529,121 order yesterday to perform planned post delivery services on the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Charleston (LCS 18). Austal’s west coast operations team will...
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June 29, 2019
Austal USA Celebrates the Christening of Oakland (LCS 24)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA proudly hosted the christening of the future USS Oakland (LCS 24) today. This is the first of three U.S. Navy ships to be christened at Austal’s state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in 2019. ...
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February 22, 2019
Construction Begins on the Future USS Canberra (LCS 30)
Mobile, Ala. – Construction on the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) began today in Austal USA’s state-of-the-art module manufacturing facility. Dave Growden, native Australian, LCS Program Director and a 30-year member of Austal's team,...
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February 5, 2019
INDY Variant Littoral Combat Ship 36 and 38 Named USS Kingsville and USS Pierre
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA is excited to learn the Secretary of the Navy has named littoral combat ships 36 and 38. LCS 36 is the USS Kingsville after Kingsville, Texas, and LCS 38 is USS Pierre after the capitol city of South Dakota. The...
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January 31, 2019
Indy Variant Littoral Combat Ship 34 Named USS Augusta
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA is excited to learn the name of littoral combat ship 34 is the USS Augusta (LCS 34) after the beautiful city of Augusta, Maine. The name was revealed today by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus...
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January 25, 2019
Austal USA Awarded $16M Post-Delivery Contract Expanding Its Alabama Operations
Mobile, Ala. –the U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $16.3 million contract yesterday to perform extended industrial post-delivery availability work at its Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility – a first for Austal USA and the Navy. Austal...
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