Austal USA announced today that it was awarded a $230.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of EPF 16, the Navy's newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship.

Austal USA hosted a curtain drop ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the company's state-of-the-art steel facility. The addition of steel shipbuilding capability compliments the company's well-established aluminium shipbuilding expertise.

Austal USA laid the keel of the future USNS Cody (EPF 14) with a ceremony held in the facilities in Mobile, Alabama on 27 January.

The U.S. Navy took delivery of the future USS Canberra (LCS 30) at Austal USA on December 21. This is the second Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Austal has delivered to the Navy in 2021.

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.

Austal USA has been awarded a US$72.5 million (~A$100.4 million) contract by the US Navy to perform maintenance on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) deployed to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and the countries and ports therein.

Austal USA christened Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF-13) USNS Apalachicola yesterday. Austal has delivered twelve EPFs since December 2012. USNS Apalachicola is slated for delivery this summer.

Austal USA received approval from the San Diego Port of Commissioners to assume the lease of Marine Group Boat Works in the Port of San Diego.

The U.S. Navy today christened its newest Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), during ceremony at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $144 million two-ship Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) detailed design and construction contract Oct. 5.