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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Related News

December 24, 2016
AUSTAL DELIVERS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS (LCS 10) TO THE U.S. NAVY
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal delivered the fifth Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), to the U.S. Navy on December 23, exactly six months from the date LCS 8 was handed over, at an official...
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November 23, 2016
LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP GABRIELLE GIFFORDS (LCS 10) COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS
MOBILE, Ala. – The fifth Independence-variant littoral combat ship built by Austal, Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), successfully completed acceptance trials, Nov. 18, in the Gulf of Mexico. “I am proud of Austal’s achievement of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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May 9, 2016
AUSTAL USA CELEBRATES CHRISTENING OF MANCHESTER (LCS 14)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal officials joined ship sponsor U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and many distinguished guests in celebrating the christening of the nation’s 14th littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Manchester, here Saturday, May 7...
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March 31, 2016
Austal awarded contract for 26th Littoral Combat Ship
MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Navy has modified Austal USA’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) block-buy contract to include an eleventh ship, LCS 26, the Navy announced today. LCS 26 will be the 13th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship built...
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March 19, 2016
Austal receives $14 Million Littoral Combat Ship Special Studies and Analyses modification
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $14 million Littoral Combat Ship contract modification by the U.S. Navy to conduct special studies and analyses, the Navy announced this week. This is the second $14 million LCS modification contract for...
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