The Navy awarded five of these manufacturers $15 million contracts to produce design prototypes for the frigate—Austal USA, Huntington Ingalls Industry, Fincantieri Marine Group, Lockheed Martin ...

Austal's Independence Class LCS surveillance frigate. Things could have been much ... In the bid for LCS work, Austal underestimated design requirements, needing to “purchase over twice the ...

According to the design plans, the expansion will include ... and U.S. Navy Constellation-class Frigates. Austal said it expects to begin construction on the expansion sometime this summer.

The Evolved Capes feature new, larger amenities to accommodate up to 32 people, improved quality of life systems and advanced sustainment intelligence systems ...