USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), successfully completed the first integrated sea trials for an Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship Aug. 22. The ship returned to the Austal USA shipyard following two days underway in the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. Navy tested expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) as a mother ship for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).
The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for its twelfth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Newport (EPF 12), at Austal USA’s shipyard., Jan. 29. The keel was said to be “truly and fairly laid” as it was authenticated by Charlotte Dorrance Marshall, signing her initials into the keel plate.
SECNAV announced the names of two upcoming Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W. Bush (CVN 83).
While Austal rejected the initial offer from Hanwha due to regulatory concerns, it left the door open to future “engagement” with the conglomerate.
Austal USA completed the acceptance trials of the 18th and second to last Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS) for the U.S. Navy…
Austal USA received a contract award for final design and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) from the U.S. Navy today.
At Indopacific 2023, Australian shipbuilder Austal unveiled the “MANTA” drone mothership and multirole catamaran.
The U.S. Marine Corps’ new Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) follows the U.S. Army’s “Iron Dome” system produced by Israel to intercept incoming enemy mortar…
U.S. Navy sailors successfully launched a Wave Glider unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10)
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