Austal USA
Austal USA was recently awarded a $450-million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand submarine module production capacity in Mobile in support of the U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base. This contract award will fund Austal to enhance its existing infrastructure by designing, constructing and outfitting a new module fabrication and outfitting facility to support…
Austal USA of Mobile recently began construction on the first U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC). Pickering (WSMM 919) is the first OPC being built under a contract that includes up to 11 cutters and has a potential value of $3.3 billion. USCG Rear Admiral Michael Campbell visited to celebrate the program,…
Mobile’s Austal USA has launched future USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last ship of the U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Now, the company’s test and activation team will spend the next several months preparing her for sea trials later this year. This is the 23rd LCS launched at Austal using the modern…
Mobile-based Austal USA has begun construction on the company’s newest final assembly facility south of its current waterfront facility. Its design includes a new assembly building, waterfront improvements and a new shiplift system. The construction continues the expansion Austal began in March 2021 with the groundbreaking of its steel panel line. It will provide a…
Mobile-based Austal USA has announced it received three industry safety awards so far this year. Austal was recognized by America Equity Underwriters (AEU) with the 2023 AEU Safety Award and by the Shipbuilder’s Council of America (SCA) with SCA’s 2023 Excellence in Safety and Improvement in Safety awards. These awards bring Austal’s total safety award…
Mobile-based Austal USA has announced Mark Santamaria as its chief financial officer (CFO). Santamaria brings three decades of experience in financial expertise and executive leadership to the Austal USA leadership team. Austal says he has an extensive background in government and commercial contracting. He has served as CFO for several major defense contractors throughout his…
Mobile-based Austal USA has partnered with Bishop State Community College to host a hiring event on June 1 at Bishop State’s Downtown Campus at 351 North Broad Street in Mobile. Residents with and without experience in shipbuilding, welding and engineering are invited to register and choose a timeslot between 7 and 11 a.m. for an…
Mobile-based Austal USA has announced that Michelle Kruger has been elected president of the Mobile-based shipbuilder after serving as interim president since August 2023. Kruger is a marine engineer with more than 25 years of maritime industry experience in new construction, repair and maintenance operations. Before coming to Austal in 2022 as vice president of…
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