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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Related News

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...
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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...
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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...
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June 2, 2016
Austal Awarded LCS 6 and 8 Post Shakedown Availability Contracts Worth Over US$4.9 Million
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the awarding of four separate post-shakedown availability (PSA) contracts by the U.S. Navy for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) 6 and 8, totalling over US$4.9 million. The contracts involve the...
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May 16, 2016
Austal's Littoral Combat Ship 8 Completes Acceptance Trials
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Littoral Combat Ship 8 (LCS 8), the future USS Montgomery, has successfully completed U.S. Navy acceptance trials. The trials, the last significant milestone before delivery involved...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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