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News - Austal USA

  • Digital Battlespace

    South Korea to host THAAD battery

    8th July 2016

    In a long-anticipated move, South Korea and the US have agreed to base a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery on the Korean Peninsula. The …

  • Military Logistics

    EPF 7 completes acceptance trials

    9th June 2016

    Austal’s Expeditionary Fast Transport 7 (EPF 7) has successfully completed US Navy acceptance trials, it announced on 7 June. The trials were conducted in the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal delivers RNOV Al Mubshir

    24th May 2016

    Austal has delivered the RNOV Al Mubshir High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) to the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), it announced on 20 May. This …

  • Military Logistics

    Austal receives EPF 12 long-lead contract

    6th May 2016

    Austal has been awarded an $18.5 million contract by the US Navy to procure long-lead materials for the 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel (EPF …

  • Training

    ITEC 2016: CAE TRPS upgrade for USN MH-60R/S

    20th May 2016

    The US Navy has issued a contract to CAE to upgrade their MH-60R/S operational flight trainers (OFT) and tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT), which includes …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal seals Pacific contract

    5th May 2016

    Austal has signed an AU$280 million (US$210 million) contract with Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) to build and maintain 19 patrol boats for South Pacific …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal wins LCS services contract

    27th April 2016

    Austal has been awarded a $9.93 million contract modification for procurement and engineering services as part of its existing Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract with …

  • Training

    Quad A 2016: Army fixed-wing training on course

    29th April 2016

    New facilities are being built by CAE USA to train more than 600 US Army and US Air Force (USAF) fixed-wing pilots a year. The site …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal to build Pacific Patrol Boats

    21st April 2016

    Austal has been selected by the Australian Department of Defence (DoD) as preferred bidder to build and maintain up to 21 patrol boats for Australia’s …

  • Naval Warfare

    Shipbuilders shortlisted for Australian programmes

    18th April 2016

    The Australian Government has decided on the shortlist of companies to compete for the SEA 5000 and SEA 1180 shipbuilding programmes that will arm the …

  • Training

    CAE expands Tampa C-130 training centre

    8th March 2016

    CAE USA has added a new C-130H/L-382 full-mission simulator to expand its C-130 training centre in Tampa, Florida, the company announced on 7 March. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Heli-Expo 2016: Revamped SW-4 unveiled (video)

    1st March 2016

    The company formerly known as AgustaWestland has revealed a rebranded and revamped SW-4 at Heli-Expo in Louisville. While still produced by Finmeccanica Helicopter Division’s Polish …

  • Training

    Raytheon to offer USAF training solution

    23rd February 2016

    Raytheon is offering a next-generation training solution for the US Air Force's (USAF) advanced pilot training competition, it announced on 22 February. Raytheon will serve …

  • Defence Helicopter

    CAE USA to refresh MH-60 trainers

    11th February 2016

    CAE USA has been authorised to commence work on a contract for the US Navy MH-60R/S Tech Refresh programme, the company announced on 10 February. …

  • Training

    CAE to support USAF’s DTCN

    12th February 2016

    CAE USA has been contracted to upgrade a range of KC-135 aircrew training devices to allow them to be used on the US Air Force's …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Spearhead Class EPF

    The Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) (formerly the Joint High-Speed Vessel – JHSV, redesignated in September 2015) can transport troops and their equipment, supporting humanitarian relief ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    Navajo Class

    The Navajo-class is the USN's new class of towing, salvage, and rescue ships to replace the current T-ATF 166 and T-ARS 50 class ships. This ...

  • Military - USVs

    Overlord Uncrewed Surface Vessel

    The Overlord Uncrewed Surface Vessels (OUSV) are a fleet of US Navy (USN) Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) consisting of four vessels under a programme named ...

  • Frigates

    Independence Class (LCS)

    The USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme was originally envisaged to be 50 ships, which would provide a coastal platform that would take over from ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    LCU 1700

    In 2018, Swiftships was awarded a contract for the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700, which will replace the 32 ageing LCU 1610 class. The contract contains ...

  • Military - USVs

    Surveyor

    Surveyor is a long-endurance, Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) built by Saildrone in the US. Surveyor is designed for military and commercial purposes. Its primary mission ...

  • OPVs

    Heritage Class

    The Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) is under construction for the USCG to bridge the capability gap between the National Security Cutter, which patrols the ...

  • Patrol boats

    Cape Class

    The Cape-class patrol boat was contracted to Australian company Austal in 2011 as a replacement for the Australian Customs and Border Protection fleet of Bay-class ...

  • Patrol boats

    Guardian Class

    The Guardian-class Pacific Patrol Boats are being manufactured under the Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement project by the Australian shipbuilding company Austal. The project is aimed ...

  • OPVs

    Offshore Patrol 83

    Australian company Austal unveiled its proposed design for the Philippine Navy's OPV  requirement at Pacific 2019. The affordable steel hull design also features an aluminium ...

  • OPVs

    OPV 60/Lethal Cape Class

    During the Indo-Pacific 2022, Austal unveiled the new OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) 60 design. Austal offers the platform in three different configurations: Patrol, Surveillance and ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Caimen 500

    Developed by BMT, the Caimen 500 is designed to deliver heavy rolling and cargo payload directly to a beach, hard standing or port. The design ...

  • Landing craft and hovercraft

    Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M)

    The Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel – Medium (LVM-M) is a medium landing craft design jointly developed by Birdon and Incat Crowther. The design has been selected ...

  • Sealift/replenishment vessels

    High-Speed Support Vessels (HSSV) 72

    The High-Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) is a multi-mission theatre support solution based on Austal’s high-speed catamaran platform. The all-aluminium HSSV offers a range of capabilities to ...

  • Military - USVs

    Sentinel - Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT)

    Sentinel is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) built from the decommissioned HMAS Maitland , a former Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Armidale-class Patrol Boat.