Tag: US Navy
Austal secures multimillion contract for additional LCS design services
Austal USA, the American branch of operations for Australian shipbuilder Austal, has been awarded US$16,303,195 by the US Department of Defense for a cost-plus-fixed fee to a...
Austal completes delivery of eighth LCS to US Navy
Austal has successfully delivered its eight Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) to the US Navy.
Austal CEO, David Singleton, said the future USS Tulsa (LCS...
Austal delivers sixth Littoral Combat Ship to US Navy
Austal has completed the delivery of the sixth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the US Navy under the US4$ billion deal signed in 2010.
The...
Austal wins US Navy contract modification for USS Jackson (LCS 6) shock trials supports
Austal Limited has won a US$11,239,032 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the US Navy to provide emergent availability planning and full ship shock trials (FSST)...
Austal USA celebrates christening of US Navy’s 14th littoral combat ship
Global defence contractor Austal has celebrated the christening of US Navy’s 14th littoral combat ship (LCS) – the future USS Manchester – at an...
BAE Systems wins A$29m contract to deliver Archerfish undersea mine neutralisers to the US...
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has awarded international defence, aerospace and security company BAE Systems a £15.5 million (A$29 million) contract to manufacture...
US Navy to fund construction of one additional Littoral Combat Ship
Global defence contractor Austal has announced that the US Navy has funded the construction of one additional Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
Austal CEO Andrew Bellamy...
Lockheed Martin unveils upgraded MK 41 VLS production line
Lockheed Martin has unveiled an upgraded MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) production line at it Middle River facility in Maryland.
The MK 41 VLS...
Austal awarded $53.5m US Navy contract
Shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a US$53.5 million contract to procure materials for a new vessel for the US Navy.
Under the terms of the...
RAAF receives first EA-18G Growler from Boeing
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has gained advanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability with Boeing’s delivery of the first EA-18G Growler aircraft.
The shipment...
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