Austal USA has been awarded a contract for two additional LCU (Land Craft Utility) craft for $54,997,317.00.The LCU’s will be built on Austal’s newly opened ste
Austal USA has been awarded a contract for two additional LCU craft for $54,997,317.00.Austal was awarded the initial contract for 3 LCU ’s in September 2023, which included the option for up to nine more ships.
According to the US Navy, LCUs are carried aboard amphibious assault ships to the objective area and used across a range of military operations to deliver vehicles, personnel and cargo from sea-to-shore and shore-to-shore. They can also be used to support civilian humanitarian/maritime operations.In April Austal announced the start of construction on LCU 1710.
Austal USA’s steel line has been active since beginning operation two years ago. Steel shipbuilding production is ongoing for two Navy Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships and the Navy’s 90,800 square-foot Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium . Austal USA also holds multi-ship contracts for the Navy’s TAGOS-25 ocean surveillance ship and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program which is scheduled to start construction this summer.
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