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LCS 26 USS MOBILE
October 12, 2020
FUTURE USS MOBILE (LCS 26) COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS FOR UNITED STATES NAVY
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 12 OCTOBER 2020 FUTURE USS MOBILE (LCS 26) COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS FOR UNITED STATES NAVY Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 26 is the 13th Independence...
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Queen Beetle 83 metre trimaran ferry
September 29, 2020
AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 83 METRE TRIMARAN FERRY TO JR KYUSHU JET FERRY
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 83 METRE TRIMARAN FERRY TO JR KYUSHU JET FERRY Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce Austal Australia has delivered Hull 396, Queen Beetle, to JR Kyushu Jet Ferry at a ceremony held at the Company’s shipyard in Henderson,...
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September 21, 2020
AUSTAL ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 AUSTAL ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Ian McMillan has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Austal Australia, effective January 2021, following the transition by Patrick Gregg to Chief Executive...
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PSS PRESIDENT HI REMELIIK II
September 18, 2020
AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 7TH GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 7TH GUARDIAN-CLASS PATROL BOAT Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce Austal Australia has delivered the seventh Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, PSS President...
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USNS NEWPORT EPF-12
September 3, 2020
AUSTAL USA DELIVERS 12th EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT, USNS NEWPORT (EPF-12), TO US NAVY
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 3 SEPTEMBER 2020 AUSTAL USA DELIVERS 12TH EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT, USNS NEWPORT (EPF-12), TO US NAVY Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA's state-of-the-art shipyard in...
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LCS 28 Future USS Savannah Christening
August 31, 2020
Future USS Savannah (LCS 28) christened at Austal USA
MEDIA RELEASE 31 AUGUST 2020 FUTURE USS SAVANNAH (LCS 28) CHRISTENED AT AUSTAL USA Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) has been christened at  Austal USA’s  state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama. The future USS Savannah is...
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August 23, 2020
AUSTAL SETS NEW REVENUE AND PROFIT RECORDS
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 24 AUGUST 2020 AUSTAL SETS NEW REVENUE AND PROFIT RECORDS FY2020 RESULTS SUMMARY: Revenue of $2.086 billion (FY2019: $1.851 billion), up 13%. EBIT of $130.4 million (FY2019: $92.8 million), up 41%. NPAT of $89.0 million (FY2019: $61.4 million), up 45%. Cash...
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August 20, 2020
AUSTAL USA ENTERS AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LAND, BUILDINGS, AND DRY DOCK IN MOBILE, AL.
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 21 AUGUST 2020 AUSTAL USA ENTERS AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LAND, BUILDINGS AND DRY DOCK IN MOBILE, ALABAMA Further to its recent announcement regarding the expansion of its Mobile, Alabama facilities to build steel ships, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce...
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August 4, 2020
FUTURE USNS NEWPORT - TWELFTH EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF 12) FOR US NAVY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 4 AUGUST 2020 FUTURE USNS NEWPORT - TWELFTH EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF 12) FOR THE US NAVY - SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the future USNS Newport (EPF 12) has successfully completed acceptance trials in...
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DEFENCE INDUSTRY MINISTER MELISSA PRICE MP CAPE CLASS PLATE CUTTING
July 21, 2020
DEFENCE INDUSTRY MINISTER CUTS METAL ON SECOND OF SIX CAPE CLASS PATROL BOATS FOR ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
MEDIA RELEASE 22 JULY 2020 DEFENCE INDUSTRY MINISTER CUTS METAL ON SECOND OF SIX CAPE CLASS PATROL BOATS FOR ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Australia’s Defence Industry Minister, the Honourable Melissa Price MP, officially ‘cut metal’ on the second of...
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