Austal USA Laid Keel of Last and Final Independence Variant LCS
Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last and final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship.
Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony late last week for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last and final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship.
Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy on 12 May 2023.

On May 23rd, Austal USA successfully launched the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Augusta (LCS 34).
The U.S. Navyโs Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) USS Montgomery (LCS 8) successfully launched sea-based missiles at a land-based target for the first time during a proof of concept exercise, May 12.
The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) Feb. 5, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga.

The United States Navy awarded Austal USA a sustainment execution contract (SEC) Aug. 4 for repair, maintenance and modernization of all Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) homeported in San Diego.
The crew of USS Independence (LCS 2), the lead ship of the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, recognized more than a decade of naval service during a decommissioning ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, July 29.
Austal USA delivered the future USS Savannah, the 14th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), to the U.S. Navy June 25.
General Dynamics Mission Systems announced that it was awarded two contracts by the U.S. Navy worth $30.5 million in support of various maintenance and upgrade initiatives for the Navyโs Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet.
The future USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico May 13.