US EditionFinal Independence-Class Combat Ship Delivered to Navy
MOBILE, ALABAMA, JUL 14 – Austal USA concluded a 15-year program by delivering 19 Independence-class littoral combat ships, designed for near-shore missions and advancing Navy unmanned system capabilities.
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Defense NewsFinal Independence-class combat ship delivered to Navy
As a littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre could inherit a legacy of problems.
On a day that marks the end of an era for the U.S. naval industry, the U.S. Navy formally received the USS Pierre (LCS 38), the last of the problematic coastal combat vessels (LCS) Independence class, built by Austal USA. The delivery took place after the successful completion of the acceptance tests, carried out in June, thus closing one of the most ambitious — and at the same time most controversial — naval programs of the last decades.Congrat…
Austal USA delivers future USS Pierre (LCS 38)
Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy this past Friday, the second ship delivered by the Mobile, Ala., shipbuilder to the Navy in less than a month. LCS 38 is the 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the last of the Independence-variants that will be delivered. Austal USA christens final Independence-variant LCS, USS Pierre It is the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named …
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