Tag: Austal
US Navy contracts six for large unmanned surface vessel studies
The US Navy has selected six companies for further work on its large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV) program which foresees the navy...
US Navy takes delivery of 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport ship ‘Newport’
The US branch of Australian shipbuilder Austal has delivered the 12th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship, the future USNS Newport (EPF 12),...
Australian defense major Austal books record revenues, earnings
Australian shipbuilder and defense contractor Austal Limited announced it has exceeded AU$2 billion of revenue for the first time and delivered record...
US Navy’s 12th expeditionary fast transport ‘Newport’ completes trials
The US Navy’s twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, future USNS Newport (EPF 12), competed integrated sea trials on July 30, the...
Austal delivers 12th Independence-class LCS Oakland to US Navy
The future USS Oakland is the second ship the company delivered to the US Navy in 2020, following the delivery of USS Kansas City (LCS 22) in February.
US Navy fleet reaches 300 ships with USS Kansas City commissioning
With the commissioning of USS Kansas City, the US Navy has 300 ships in its fleet for the first time since 2002.
US littoral combat ship Oakland (LCS 24) completes acceptance trials
The US Navy 24th littoral combat ship, the future USS Oakland (LCS 24), has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of...
US littoral combat ship Kansas City arrives at new homeport ahead...
The US Navy's newest littoral combat ship, future USS Kansas City (LCS 22), has arrived at its homeport in San Diego for...
Pacific Island nations patrol boat program progresses with launch of eighth...
The 39.5-meter steel monohull patrol boats are being designed, built and delivered by Austal.
Austal gets A$324 deal to build evolved Cape-class patrol boats for...
The six new boats will add to the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) existing fleet of two Cape-class units delivered in 2017.
