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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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March 31, 2016
U.S. Navy Funds Additional Littoral Combat Ship
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce construction of one additional Littoral Combat Ship has been funded by the U.S. Navy. LCS 26 will be the eleventh Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships built by Austal as prime contractor, with the U.S. Navy exercising an option in...
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March 29, 2016
Austal celebrates keel-laying for nation's eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel - Yuma (EPF 8)
  MOBILE, Ala., – Austal celebrated the keel-laying milestone for the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel Yuma (EPF 8) here today with a ceremony marking a significant milestone in the ship’s construction. This ship is the eighth EPF built at Austal under the 10-ship, $1.6 billion block-buy...
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March 17, 2016
Austal USA Awarded LCS Services Contract
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a US$13.97 million modification to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the contract, Austal USA will provide engineering and design services to reduce...
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March 2, 2016
Austal USA Awarded US$14 Million In Additional LCS Sustainment Orders
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded US$14.656 million in modifications to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the contract, Austal USA will perform planning and implementation of deferred design...
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February 22, 2016
Austal Delivers Strong Cashflow, Doubles Interim Dividend
Summary: Revenue of $747.4 million (FY2015 H1: $680.2 million) EBIT of $29.0 million (FY2015 H1: $45.0 million, FY2015 H1 Underlying: $33.7 million) NPAT of $16.8 million (FY2015 H1: $28.9 million, FY2015 H1 Underlying: $21.0 million) Earnings impacted by reduced shipbuilding margins in USA...
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February 19, 2016
FY2016 H1 Results Conference Call Notice
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) wishes to advise that its Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bellamy and Chief Financial Officer Greg Jason will hold an analyst and investor conference call on 23 February 2016 to discuss the Company’s results for half year ended 31 December 2015 at the time...
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February 2, 2016
Austal Staff Support Lights For Lifeline
As a proud supporter of Lifeline Western Australia’s ‘Lights for Lifeline’ program, Austal Limited has once again contributed an amount of AU$3,000 for 2015 - fully funding the training of one accredited Telephone Crisis Support volunteer to operate the essential 13 11 14 line. In December 2015,...
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February 2, 2016
Austal Crew Supports Perth's New Ronald McDonald House 'Home For Dinner' Program
Following the opening of the brand new Ronald McDonald House at Perth’s Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in December 2015, a group of Austal employees from the Henderson shipyard volunteered to help visiting families by serving up a very special dinner. As part of the Ronald McDonald House’s ‘Home...
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January 15, 2016
Austal hosts christening of new Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Carson City (EPF 7)
MOBILE, Ala. - Austal celebrated the christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Carson City (EPF 7) with a ceremony this morning at its state-of-the-art shipyard here. USNS Carson City is the seventh of 10 Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels (EPF), formerly joint high speed vessels (JHSV),...
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January 15, 2016
Austal Delivers Expeditionary Fast Transport 6 to U.S. Navy
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Expeditionary Fast Transport 6 (EPF 6) was delivered to the U.S. Navy on January 14 during a ceremony aboard the ship at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The delivery of the USNS Brunswick (EPF 6) marks the first ship in...
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