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News - Austal USA

  • Digital Battlespace

    Thales announces Visionix acquisition

    6th November 2012

    Thales has announced that it is to expand its Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) portfolio with the acquisition of the HMD and motion tracking businesses of …

  • Military Logistics

    Second Joint High Speed Vessel launched

    4th October 2012

    Austal USA has announced the launch of the second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), the US Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) next generation multi-use platforms being …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Saab wins US Army training award

    6th August 2012

    Saab has announced that it has received a contract from the US Army Programme Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to provide …

  • Digital Battlespace

    COM DEV USA awarded WGS flight set contract

    3rd August 2012

    COM DEV USA has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for use in the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) programme. The …

  • Military Logistics

    Thrane & Thrane chosen for C-130J Hercules communication upgrades

    18th July 2012

    Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a £15.9 million contract to provide satellite communication components for the US Air Force's fleet of C-130J Hercules aircraft, …

  • Military Logistics

    New US Army water container begin trials

    5th July 2012

    WEW has announced that the next generation trailer-mounted water container for the US Army, Camel II, has arrived at the TARDEC Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) …

  • Digital Battlespace

    SOFIC 2012: C4ISR key to SOC operations

    23rd May 2012

    Special Operations Command (SOC) commanders have outlined the importance of C4ISR systems within international SOC operations.  'BICES [Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System] is pretty …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Mini Falcon ordered for UAV college course

    21st February 2012

    Innocon’s Mini Falcon II TUAV has been ordered by Northland Community and Technical College in the US for the college’s UAS maintenance and training programme. …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Heli-Expo 2012: Robinson celebrates a bumper 2011

    12th February 2012

    Robinson is looking at increasing production rates of its R66 turbines after a bumper year of orders. Speaking at the company's Heli-Expo press conference on …

  • Defence Helicopter

    S-97 Raider supplier team announced

    13th January 2012

    Sikorsky has finalised its supplier team selection for assembly of two prototype S-97 Raider helicopters for evaluation by the US military. Thirty five companies were …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Faun Trackway develops new UAV landing mat

    10th October 2011

    Faun Trackway USA today announced the development of a new Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) technology specifically designed for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) use. After launching …

  • Digital Battlespace

    COM DEV USA wins military contract

    30th September 2011

    COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., today announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for a …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Royal Navy Merlins mark ten years on the front line

    29th September 2011

    The Navy's largest and most powerful helicopter, the Merlin, is celebrating ten years on the front line. The four Merlin squadrons, all based at Royal …

  • Land Warfare

    MDM 2011: M27 contract awarded by USMC

    28th September 2011

    The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR) 5.56 mm machine gun, a variant of the Heckler & Koch (HK) HK416, has been officially selected by the …

  • Land Warfare

    Kratos receives M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank contract

    22nd August 2011

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has received a new multi-million dollar contract award from …

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.