austal Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/austal/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-dd-icon-150x150.png austal Archives - Defense Daily http://www.defensedaily.com/tag/austal/ 32 32 Austal Signs Outsourcing Agreement With Master Boat Builders https://www.defensedaily.com/austal-signs-outsourcing-agreement-with-master-boat-builders/navy-usmc/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:00:24 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1222127 Austal USA President Michelle Kruger and Master Boat Builders President Garrett Rice sign a memorandum of understanding in September 2025 establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership to accelerate Austal’s work on government projects. (Photo: Austal USA).

]]> Coast Guard Orders Second Offshore Patrol Cutter From Austal https://www.defensedaily.com/coast-guard-orders-second-offshore-patrol-cutter-from-austal/homeland-security/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:30:54 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1216836 DPP-9591LR-1024x682

]]> ​Austal Delivers Last Independence-Variant LCS To The Navy https://www.defensedaily.com/austal-delivers-last-independence-variant-lcs-to-the-navy/navy-usmc/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 19:49:52 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1213702 The future USS Pierre (LCS-38) conducts sea trials in Mobile, Ala. in June 2025. Pierre is the 19th and final Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS). (Photo: Austal USA)

]]> South Korea’s Hanwha Buys Nearly 10 Percent Shareholding In Australia’s Austal, Seeks 20 Percent https://www.defensedaily.com/south-koreas-hanwha-buys-nearly-10-percent-shareholding-in-australias-austal-seeks-20-percent/navy-usmc/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:19:13 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1203698 The USS Mobile (LCS-26) rolled out of its assembly bay and was launched in early 2020. (Photo: Austal USA)

]]> Navy Argues New Alabama Shipyard Private Partnership Worth Risk, Opens Door To More https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-argues-new-alabama-shipyard-private-partnership-worth-risk-opens-door-to-more/navy-usmc/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:31:34 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1186973 The existing Alabama Shipyard maintenance and upgrade facility operating on 25 percent of pinto Island in Mobile Ala. (Photo: Alabama Shipyard)

]]> Austal Nabs $450 Million GD Award To Expand Sub Module Production https://www.defensedaily.com/austal-nabs-450-million-gd-award-to-expand-sub-module-production/navy-usmc/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:13:14 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1186419 A company graphic rendering of what the Austal USA new steel production facility and shiplift capabilities will look like once added to its Mobile, Ala. shipyard. This includes hosting a Constellation-class frigate on the shiplift section. (Image: Austal USA)

]]> Austal To Pay $24 Million Fine To Settle U.S. Accounting Fraud Case https://www.defensedaily.com/austal-to-pay-24-million-fine-to-settle-u-s-accounting-fraud-case/business-financial/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:21:30 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1184640 The USS Mobile (LCS-26) rolled out of its assembly bay and was launched in early 2020. (Photo: Austal USA)

]]> Former SecNav Spencer Named New Austal Chairman https://www.defensedaily.com/former-secnav-spencer-named-new-austal-chairman/business-financial/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:30:12 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1179681 Richard V Spencer SECNAV official

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