The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a sustainment execution contract (SEC) for repair, maintenance and modernization of all Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) homeported in San Diego. This includes all ...

This is the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named after Pierre, the capital city of South Dakota. The ship’s sponsor is Larissa Thune, daughter of Senate Leader John Thune. Larissa welded her initials ...

Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based Austal ...

The Littoral Combat Ship has had its full share of issues, but Austal Ltd. founder John Rothwell still thinks the Independence Class is “the sexiest thing we’ve done.” The comment came as Rothwell ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Austal USA on Monday issued a “clarification” of remarks made by the founder of the shipbuilder’s parent company nearly two weeks ago about criminal charges against the company.

The U.S. Navy had originally intended to buy the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a new small warship, from two builders, Lockheed Martin (LMT) and General Dynamics (GD). The two different designs would ...

• H1 growth in earnings strongly supports full year EBIT guidance - Revenue of $825.7 million (FY2024 H1: $717.7 million), 15.1% increase driven by significant contribution from US shipbuilding - EBIT ...

Alcoa Defense has congratulated Austal USA on the christening of the Coronado, an all-aluminum combat ship that will feature aluminum supplied by Alcoa Davenport Works. Inaugurated last month in ...

WASHINGTON -- The Navy is canceling construction of a second littoral combat ship that was to be built at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, officials announced Thursday in a decision that also sinks ...