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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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May 16, 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Inspects Austal's Western Australian Shipyard
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the company’s Henderson, Western Australia shipyard, proudly demonstrating the facility’s proven naval shipbuilding capabilities, innovation and export success. Following the recent awarding of the $305 million...
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May 9, 2016
Austal USA Celebrates Christening of Manchester (LCS14)
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, at Austal USA on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Manchester (LCS 14) is the fifth LCS in Austal’s 11-ship...
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May 6, 2016
Austal Awarded US$11.8M Support Contract For LCS 8
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the U.S. Navy has awarded a US$11,794,802 order to provide engineering and management services for advance planning and design in support of the Post Shakedown Availability for the Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery (LCS 8). The cost-plus-...
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May 5, 2016
Austal USA Award Highlights EPF Program Extension
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a US$18.5 million contract to procure long-lead-time materials for the twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (EPF 12), for the U.S. Navy. The award covers materials including main propulsion engines, water jets...
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May 5, 2016
Austal Awarded Pacific Patrol Boat Contract
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $305 million contract for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project by the Commonwealth of Australia, underpinning a move into the construction of steel patrol vessels. The Company signed the contract with the...
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April 25, 2016
Austal USA Awarded LCS Services Contract
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a not-to-exceed US$9,937,228 modification to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract to provide procurement and engineering efforts in support of scope changes on fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 ships....
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April 18, 2016
Austal Selected as Preferred Tenderer for Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded preferred tenderer status by the Commonwealth of Australia for the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement (PPBR) Project. The PPBR project involves the construction of up to 21 steel-hulled patrol vessels and through life...
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April 15, 2016
Austal Hosts Official Naming Ceremony for Royal Navy of Oman High Speed Support Vessels
Austal has today welcomed the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (CRNO), Rear-Admiral (RADM) Abdullah bin Khamis bin Abdullah Al Raisi to the company’s Australian shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, to officially name two 72 metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSV’s) designed and built by...
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April 13, 2016
Austal USA Named 2016 Alabama Large Manufacturer of the Year
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was named Alabama’s manufacturer of the year by the Alabama Technology Network and the Business Council of Alabama during a ceremony in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday 12 April 2016. This makes Austal a three-time honoree in the award’s 16-year history; once as a medium company...
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April 5, 2016
Austal Supports Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma
Austal proudly supported a corporate team in the Asthma Foundation WA, Freeway Bike Ride for Asthma last Sunday 3rd April 2016. Team Austal - a group of nine Austal employees - participated in the Full Hike (60km) which began and finished at Elizabeth Quay in the Perth CBD. Team Austal after...
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