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Jan- 2024 -

16 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

MOBILE, Ala. - 231213-N-N2201-001 MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Navy’s newest Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Vanguard (OUSV3), launched from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala, Dec. 13, 2023. Vanguard is the first USV for the Navy purpose-built for autonomous operations from the keel-up. (Photo courtesy of Austal USA / RELEASED)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Launches US Navy ‘Vanguard’ Overlord Drone Ship

Austal has launched the US Navy’s latest Overlord Unmanned Surface Vessel Vanguard (OUSV3) in Mobile, Alabama.

Dec- 2023 -

26 December

Sea

Rendering of an Expeditionary Medical Ship (EPF)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal to Design, Construct Three Medical Vessels for US Navy

Austal has secured a contract for the final detailed design and production of three Expeditionary Medical Ships for the US Navy.

Nov- 2023 -

20 November

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Lays Keel for US Navy’s 6th Navajo T-ATS Vessel

Austal has laid the keel for the US Navy’s future USNS Billy Frank Jr. (T-ATS 11) Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship in Alabama.

Oct- 2023 -

23 October

Americas

Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Cape-class Patrol Vessels

Juster Domingo

Austal Launches Maintenance Site for Trinidad and Tobago Ships

Austal has opened a maintenance facility at the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard base in Hart’s Cut, Chaguaramas.

17 October

Sea

ADV Cape Pillar, Australia's newest Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat, is seen docked in a pier. Its hull is colored grey, with the numbers "319" painted in white on the side of the bow.

Juster Domingo

Australian Navy Commissions Newest Cape-Class Patrol Boat

Shipbuilding contractor Austal has delivered ADV Cape Pillar, the Royal Australian Navy's sixth Evolved Cape-Class Patrol Boat.

Jun- 2023 -

15 June

Sea

Newport News Shipbuilding floods Dry Dock 12 to float the first in class aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Begins Construction of US Navy’s Next Floating Dry Dock

Austal USA has begun constructing the US Navy’s Auxiliary Floating Dock Medium at its facility in Mobile, Alabama.

May- 2023 -

22 May

Sea

090309-N-0000X-001 WASHINGTON (March 9, 2009) The military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) is one of five ocean surveillance ships that are part of the 25 ships in the Military Sealift Command Special Mission Ships Program. Impeccable directly supports the Navy by using both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Clinches Potential $3.2B Deal for US Navy’s Future T-AGOS Fleet

Austal USA has received a $113.9 million contract to design the US Navy Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship.

16 May

Sea

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Receives 17th Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship

The US Navy has taken delivery of its 17th Independence-class littoral combat ship from Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.

Apr- 2023 -

25 April

Sea

The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) demonstrates its maneuvering capabilities in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel M. Young/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Christens 18th Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship

The US Navy has christened the USS Kingsville (LCS 36) Independence-class littoral combat ship in Mobile, Alabama.

21 April

Technology

Royal Australian Navy's third Evolved Cape-class patrol boat ADV Cape Naturaliste

Rojoef Manuel

Austal Introduces AI-Based Ship Hull Design Software

Austal has introduced its DeepMorpher software, a new artificial intelligence technology for ship hull prototype development.

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