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Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Related News

May 27, 2015
Austal Finalises Agreement With General Dynamics Bath Iron Works For Littoral Combat Ship Planning Yard Design Services Contract
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal USA and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works have executed a sub-contract for Littoral Combat Ship Planning Yard Design Services. This was previously announced as a teaming...
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April 16, 2015
Austal USA Awarded LCS Contract For Post Shakedown Availability Support
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a US$11,038,412 cost-plus-award-fee order against the previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) N00024-15-G-2304 to provide engineering and management services...
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April 1, 2015
U.S. Navy funds two further littoral combat ships, with option added for a third
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that construction of two additional Littoral Combat Ships has been funded by the U.S. Navy. The vessels, LCS 22 and LCS 24, will be the ninth and tenth Independence-variant Littoral Combat...
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March 15, 2015
Austal USA Awarded LCS Contract For Class Services Support
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is to be awarded a US$6,502,918 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2301) to exercise an option for special studies, analyses and review efforts for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program....
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February 24, 2015
Austal Launches Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) - Second U.S. Navy Ship Launched at Austal USA In Less Than 6 Months
On February 25, 2015, Austal USA successfully launched the future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10).  Gabrielle Giffords is the third of ten 127-meter Independence-variant LCS class ships Austal has been contracted to build for the U.S. Navy as...
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February 17, 2015
Austal Commemorates Keel Laying for USS Omaha (LCS 12)
  On February 18, 2015, Austal and the Navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), the fourth Independence-variant LCS class ship built at Austal under the 10-ship, $3.5 billion block buy contract awarded to Austal as...
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July 18, 2003
Austal Selected for Next Stage of US Navy Combat Ship Project
A team that includes two Austal Limited subsidiaries, Austal Ships and Austal USA, has been awarded one of three contracts for the preliminary design of the United States Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships. With its unrivalled expertise in the...
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November 15, 2002
Austal Joins General Dynamics Bath Iron Works To Develop Focused Mission High-Speed Ship For U.S. Navy
Austal USA, the Mobile, Alabama based subsidiary of world-leading aluminium shipbuilder, Austal Limited, will team with Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, to explore advanced concepts for a Focused Mission High-Speed Ship (FMHSS) for...
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