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  • Austal, Navy to Christen 'Tulsa' Littoral Combat Ship; Sean Stackley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal, Navy to Christen ‘Tulsa’ Littoral Combat Ship; Sean Stackley Comments

    Austal‘s U.S. subsidiary will host a christening ceremony Saturday for the U.S. Navy‘s future Independence-variant littoral combat ship at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The USS Tulsa, designated LCS 16, is the second Navy ship that honors the same-named city in Oklahoma and built to support the service branch’s near-shore environment and open-ocean operations. Tulsa is designed to eliminate asymmetric “anti-access” […] More

  • Austal Kicks Off Final Assembly on 5th Navy Littoral Combat Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Austal Kicks Off Final Assembly on 5th Navy Littoral Combat Ship

    Austal has started final assembly work on a new Littoral Combat Ship under a $3.5 billion, 10-ship contract awarded by the U.S. Navy in 2010. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) served as the sponsor for the fifth Independence-class USS Manchester (LCS 14) during the keel-laying ceremony held Monday at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the company said Tuesday. Austal […] More