Ship Manufacturing Facilities News

Austal USA was awarded a $14 million Littoral Combat Ship contract modification by the U.S. Navy to conduct special studies and analyses, the Navy announced this week. This is the second $14 million LCS modification contract for Austal USA this month. This award is an option exercised by the Navy to modify the original LCS 10-ship block-buy contract to allow for continued review of the program. “Our workforce is strong, the production line is hot, and our LCS program has a great deal of momentum right now,” said Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle. Austal will provide engineering and design services to reduce acquisition and lifecycle costs for the Independence-variant LCS. The company was awarded $14.656 million in LCS modifications, Mar.