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News - Austal USA

  • Land Warfare

    Saab subsystems for USMC AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR

    13th February 2015

    Saab has won a contract from Northrop Grumman to provide subsystems and components for the US Marine Corps (USMC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    White Condor flies using hydrogen fuel-cell

    4th February 2015

    The Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has flown a UAV powered by a hydrogen fuel cell for the first time, in a flight lasting …

  • Military Logistics

    US Navy christens future USNS Trenton (JHSV 5)

    12th January 2015

    On 10 January, the US Navy christened the future USNS Trenton (JHSV 5) in Mobile, Alabama. The 338ft aluminium catamaran is under construction at the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    North Korea doubles cyber effort

    9th January 2015

    North Korea has doubled the size of its cyber warfare workforce, according to South Korea’s defence white paper. Released on 6 January, the white paper …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Second BMD radar for Japan

    7th January 2015

    The US has deployed a second X-band Raytheon AN/TPY-2 radar system to Japan. The US DoD announced on 29 December that the radar, which is …

  • Defence Helicopter

    I/ITSEC: First US Army UH-72A flight simulator ready for training

    4th December 2014

    The US Army accepted the first UH-72A flight training device (FTD) on 2 December it has been revealed at I/ITSEC in Orlando.  The UH-72A FTD …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Saab announces UHDT underwater IED contract

    3rd November 2014

    Saab has announced that it will deliver a Water Borne Improvised Explosive Device Remotely Operated Vehicle (WBIEDROV) to the US Underwater Hazardous Device Team’s (UHDT) …

  • Naval Warfare

    Austal launches Cape class patrol boat

    20th October 2014

    Australian shipbuilder Austal has launched the latest Cape class patrol boat (CCPB) for the Australian customs service. The event took place on 17 October at …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AAD2014: Rosoboronexport success despite sanctions

    18th September 2014

    Russia’s state-owned defence equipment export company Rosoboronexport has achieved exports of more than $38 billion in 2013-14 and has not been affected by western sanctions. …

  • Land Warfare

    Saab receives USSOCOM Carl-Gustaf contract

    28th August 2014

    Saab has received a follow-on contract from the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system valued at up to $187 million …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Farnborough: F-35 Gen III helmet delivered

    16th July 2014

    Rockwell Collins has delivered the Gen III Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS) to Lockheed Martin ahead of software integration aboard the F-35 Lightning II fighter …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Three MH-60R flight trainers in service with US Navy

    20th June 2014

    Three MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFT) built by CAE USA are now in service with the US Navy, having been declared ready-for-training. CAE announced …

  • Land Warfare

    Eurosatory: Rapid launches new elite ops camera

    12th June 2014

    New technology company Rapid will launch their specially designed elite ops camera – Mohoc – at Eurosatory 2014 in Paris. After a soft launch at …

  • Defence Helicopter

    First MH-60 flight trainer arrives in Japan

    23rd May 2014

    The first MH-60R/S Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) has been delivered to the Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan, the US Navy has announced.  The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Airbus launches Zephyr 8 project

    25th April 2014

    Airbus Defence and Space announced on 23 April that it had launched the Zephyr 8 programme to develop the next generation of the world record …

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.