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Media Releases

For all the latest information on Austal’s global operations and activity, we invite you to review these latest Media Releases.

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July 26, 2016
Austal Hosts New Defence Industry Minister and WA Defence Industry Council Meeting
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has welcomed Australia’s new Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon. Christopher Pyne MP to the company’s Henderson, Western Australia shipyard, along with Senator Linda Reynolds CSC and The Hon. Michael Mischin MLC, WA Attorney General and Minister for Commerce. During...
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July 20, 2016
LCS 6 Completes Full Ship Shock Trials
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the successful completion of Full Ship Shock Trials by USS JACKSON  (LCS 6) on 16th July 2016. The U.S. Navy stated that USS JACKSON (LCS 6) “performed exceptionally well” during her third and final underwater explosion as part of her Full...
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July 4, 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...
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July 4, 2016
LCS PROGRAM AND EARNINGS UPDATE PRESENTATION
Summary A comprehensive review of Austal’s ~ US$4 billion LCS block buy contract has been completed following delivery of LCS 6 & 8 and preliminary results of the first two physical shock trials of LCS 6. The contractual requirement to meet the military shock standard and US Naval Vessel...
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June 27, 2016
Austal Delivers Seventh Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF7) To U.S. Navy
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of USNS Carson City (EPF 7) from Austal USA, during a ceremony held aboard the ship at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, USA on 24 June. Delivery Ceremony for USNS Carson City (EPF 7) This...
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June 24, 2016
Austal Delivers Littoral Combat Ship 8 To U.S. Navy
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the future USS Montgomery (LCS 8) has been delivered to the U.S. Navy, during a ceremony held aboard the ship at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, USA on 23 June. The delivery of LCS 8 marks the fourth Independence-variant Littoral...
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June 24, 2016
Austal To Build New 109 Metre High Speed Catamaran
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract to design and build a 109 metre vehicle passenger (RoPax) ferry for Mols Linien A/S (Mols) (OMX: MOLS) of Denmark, its fourth new commercial ferry contract in the past month. The circa A$100million contract...
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June 20, 2016
Australian Shipbuilding Wins 2 New Export Orders
Reflecting renewed confidence and growing opportunity in the international commercial ferry market, Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce two new contracts for three commercial passenger ferries with a total value of approximately AU$30million. Firstly, Austal has been awarded a...
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June 20, 2016
Austal Launches 70 metre Offshore Crew Transfer Vessel
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has successfully launched Hull 392, a 70 metre offshore crew transfer vessel for Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) of Azerbaijan, at the company’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Following the contract award in June...
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June 17, 2016
Austal USA Receives LCS Contract Modification For 'Sea Giraffe' Radar; USS Jackson (LCS 6) Successfully Completes Shock Trials
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Navy has modified Austal USA’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract to enable the procurement of a spare “Sea Giraffe” radar for the Independence variant LCS program. The modification sees the LCS contract value increase by the fixed-...
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