Austal has won plenty of defence work – a $1.3 billion contract to design and build three medical ships for the US Navy ... a greater focus on maritime and amphibious missions, and which is ...

For several years, Austal has been one of the competitors doing preliminary design work on a class that formerly was known as the Light Amphibious Warship, and which since has been renamed the ...

The provisions and the strategic importance of the work being done by Austal – including warships ... a Defence Force focused on maritime and amphibious missions and armed with long-range ...

The issue has only impacted Lockheed Martin-made Freedom-class LCS and not the Austal USA-made Independence ... formerly named the “Light Amphibious Warship.” The service writes that LCS ...

Austal USA LLC is a subsidiary of Australia-based Austal Limited and builds littoral combat ships for the Navy. The ships are designed to operate in shallow coastal waters.

Austal USA concept mockup of the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) presented at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space expo in August 2021. (Photo: Richard Abott/Defense Daily) Smith said they need enough ...

“Austal has moved from one customer to six ... A landing craft called the Light Amphibious Warship. Maybe there was even a shot at becoming a “follow yard” for the frigate, building ...

Ultimately, the company is positioning itself to win the frigate follow-on contract and build the Marine Corps’ Light Amphibious Warship. Austal is one of five companies competing for the LAW program.

What does that look like? That hull …gives them mobility at the 75, 100 Marine kind of size.” Austal USA concept mockup of the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) presented at the Navy league’s Sea Air ...

Nobody wants to say it, but the U.S. Navy no longer has a monopoly on massive blue water amphibious assault ships. With the world stepping up, it is time for the Pentagon to refocus on the ...

Sea Transport Solutions builds stern landing vessels that the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are eying as a solution for the Light Amphibious Warship. (Sea Transport Solutions) Marine leaders have ...

Those are Fincantieri, Austal USA, VT Halter Marine ... alongside the Marine expeditionary units already in theater. The light amphibious warship program has had its critics in recent years.