Federal Agents Comb Through Austal USA Shipyard as Part of Apparent Financial Investigation
This post has been updated to include additional information on Austal USA’s financial history with the Littoral Combat Ship program.…
Navy Wants 2 Variants Next Common Auxiliary Hull: One for People, One for Volume
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy now plans to design and field two hulls under the Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform…
Navy Developing New Mine Countermeasures USV for Littoral Combat Ships
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Last week Naval Sea Systems Command won Pentagon approval to develop a mine countermeasure unmanned surface vehicle…
USNS Carson City Conducts First-Ever Black Sea Operation by an Expeditionary Fast Transport
Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7) transited the Bosphorus Strait and entered the Black Sea last week, a…
Austal USA Considering the Future of the EPF Design
As Austal USA prepares to negotiate the contract for the final planned expeditionary fast transport (EPF) vessel, the shipbuilder…
Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Burlington Completes Builders Trials
The Navy’s next expeditionary fast transport vessel, the future USNS Burlington (EPF-10), completed builders trials at the Austal USA shipyard…
USNS Carson City Proves EPFs Can Conduct MCM Work, Handle Harsh North Atlantic Weather
The Navy continues to expand its uses for the Expeditionary Fast Transport class of ships, as USNS Carson City (T-EPF-7)…
Price Hikes, Production Delays Mark Navy Shipbuilding for Past Decade
Navy shipbuilding has been plagued for the last decade by programs running over-budget and underperforming once completed, according to a new…
Navy Considering Command Ship Mission for EPFs In Western Pacific
KUALA LUMPUR — The U.S. Navy’s Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is looking at new ways of using the Expeditionary…
Ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport, USNS City of Bismarck, Delivers to Navy
The Navy this week accepted delivery of USNS City of Bismarck (EPF-9), the ninth of 12 contracted expeditionary fast transport…