Austal USA yesterday marked the start of construction on LCU 1710, the first of three U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) vessels in a ceremony held at its Mobile, Ala. shipyard. The LCU is one of three to be built under a $91.5 million contract awarded Austal USA in September 2023.
“The LCU provides strategic value and versatility to the Navy-Marine Corps team,”said U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (DC, CD&I), the...
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