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Home» News»Austal USA to Design U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship NGLS
Project 03182 Tanker NGLS
Project 03182 of the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet. With a length of 80 meters, the NGLS may be closer in size to Russia's new tanker than to in-service US Navy AORs. Picture (for illustration purpose) by Yörük Işık / Twitter: @YorukIsik

Austal USA to Design U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship NGLS

Austal USA was awarded a contract to perform design studies for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program on December 20, 2021.

Xavier Vavasseur 22 Dec 2021

Austal USA press release

This contract requires Austal to develop a new baseline design and perform specific trade studies for the Navy’s newest logistics ship.  Austal, as the shipbuilder and design agent, will be the prime contractor.

Austal USA President Rusty Murdaugh said:

“Austal is excited to begin work on another U.S. Navy steel shipbuilding program.
This contract, combined with our recent T-ATS ship construction contract award and the concept studies we are performing on the LAW program, demonstrate our commitment to bring the same industry leading quality to steel ships as we have been delivering for aluminum ships.”

The NGLS program represents a new class of medium-sized at-sea supply ships intended to support small surface combatants such as Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and frigates as well as the Navy’s planned Light Amphibious Warships (LAW).  The mission of the NGLS fleet will include refueling, rearming, and resupply of naval assets.  

Austal USA’s reputation of completing major military vessel contracts on schedule and on budget gives the company a strong foundation to provide a highly capable and cost effective NGLS design to the Navy.

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Naval News comments:

Future US #Navy combat & support ships fm VADM Jim Kilby's presentation today at #SNA. 1st view shows Large Surface Combatant (now DDG(X)) similar to DDG1000, plus FFG frigate (SSC); 2 shows a notional Light Amphibious Warship LAW; last has a Next-Generation Logistics Ship LGLS pic.twitter.com/Bj3a9PukGb

— Chris Cavas (@CavasShips) January 11, 2021
Mention of the NGLS first appeared during a presentation by VADM Jim Kilby at SNA 2021

The NGLS is expected to be much smaller than in-service logistics ship such as the new John Lewis-class displacing nearly 50,000 tons. It will likely be close in size and displacement to the new Project 03182-class tankers of the Russian Navy. Intended for the Russian Black Sea Fleet and designed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau (built by the Volga Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod), the tanker has a full load displacement of 3,500 tons, a length of 78.8 meters, a width of 15.4 meters, and a draft of 5 meters. They transport liquid and dry cargo as well as passengers. They can transfer fuel and oil to ships at sea and load and transfer cargoes in barrels, boxes, and containers.

First project 03182 tanker to Join Russia's Black Sea fleet 2
Zelenodolsk Design Bureau image.
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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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