Austal USA has handed over to the U.S. Navy an Independence-class littoral combat ship built to operate in near-shore environments.
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The U.S. Navy has completed acceptance trials for an Independence-class littoral combat ship built by Austal USA. The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) underwent various system tests and performed underway and in-port
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The U.S. Navy has received the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) from Austal USA, which will be the 10th Independence variant to join the service’s fleet of littoral combat ships. The company delivered the
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Austal USA hosted a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the U.S. Navy’s future USNS Newport expeditionary fast transport vessel at the firm’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard, the Navy said Wednesday. The service
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The U.S. Navy has christened the future USS Savannah built by Austal USA at the company's facility in Mobile, Ala. Dianne Isakson, wife of former Sen. John Isakson performed the christening as the
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The U.S. Navy has laid the keel of LCS 28 or the future USS Savannah, formally marking the start of the littoral combat ship's construction. The service branch said Friday that it laid and
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An expeditionary fast transport vessel Austal USA built for the U.S. Navy completed a series of builder's and acceptance trials Thursday. The future USNS Puerto Rico, designated EPF 11, returned to the company's shipyard after two days
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Austal USA released the U.S. Navy's 12th Independence-variant littoral combat ship into the sea in preparation for delivery in 2020. The service branch said Monday that its future USS Oakland or LCS 24
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Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, a 2019 Wash100 winner, has named an Independence-class littoral combat ship after the city of Pierre in South Dakota. Austal USA will construct the future USS Pierre, also known
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The U.S. Navy has named the latest Independence-variant littoral combat ship after a city in Texas. Austal USA will construct the future 419-foot-long ship in Mobile, Ala., the service branch said Monday.
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