Austal USA has begun construction on the 15th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) slated for the US Navy. Like its sisters, the future USNS Point Loma will ..
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The US Navy formally named its newest nuclear-powered attack submarine in a ceremony at Newport News, Virginia, on Saturday, November 13. The future USS New Jersey is the ..
A future US Navy Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) will be named to honour the San Diego seaside community of Point Loma, Acting Secretary of the Navy Th ..
Austal achieved another strong half of earnings, according to financial results for the six months ended December 31, 2020 (FY2021 H1) that were released by the company ..
The US Navy has awarded Austal USA a US$235 million undefinitised contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast ..
Austal USA recently laid the keel of the future USNS Apalachicola, the 13th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) ordered by the US Navy. The 103-metre EPF ..
USNS Newport, the 12th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF), has been handed over to the US Navy by Austal USA. The vessel is a 103-metre high-speed ..
The future USNS Newport, the 12th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) being built for the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command, has successfully ..
Austal USA and the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program successfully completed integrated trials on the future Newport (EPF 12), in the Gulf of Mexico. The 337’10″x93″6″ ship is now ready to be delivered to the Navy.
Austal USA has delivered 11 EPFs and has two more under construction, including EPF 12, at its Mobile, Ala., facility. The Spearhead-class EPF is currently providing high-speed, high-payload transport capability to fleet and combatant commanders.
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Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., launched the future Expeditionary Fast Transport ship Newport (EPF 12) into the Mobile River on Feb. 20. This is the first Navy ship that Austal has launched in 2020. The 338’x93’6″ Newport is one of 14 that the Navy has contracted Austal to build. The next step is sea trials and then delivery before the end of the year.
The Spearhead-class EPF, a high-speed catamaran with a 13′ draft, provides high-payload transport capability to U.S. combatant commanders around the...