December 6, 2023
Austal USA employees support Toys for Tots campaign
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA joined local U.S. Marine Corps Reserves this week to collect toys from the company’s 3,000+ employees for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation. The Austal USA workforce has teamed with the Mobile-based Marine Corps Reserve 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company for...
December 4, 2023
Austal USA introduces Jim Blastos as vice president supply chain management
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA would like to introduce Jim Blastos as the company’s vice president supply chain management. In this role, Blastos has overall responsibility for procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, logistics, material management, and production control activities for the...
November 17, 2023
Austal USA continues annual tradition of giving back to employees with Turkey Toss event
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated its annual "turkey toss" event this week by handing out turkeys to its workforce of over 3,000 employees. This cherished tradition, which began over a decade ago when Austal USA had less than 1,000 employees, has become a major company and community event.
As a...
November 14, 2023
Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr. (T-ATS 11)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the Navy’s eleventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony today at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility. Ship sponsor Peggen Frank and...
October 4, 2023
Austal USA receives first order for Columbia-class submarine module construction
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA has received its first order for components supporting construction of a U.S. Navy Columbia-class submarine. The order, from General Dynamics Electric Boat (Electric Boat), is for fabrication of the Command and Control Systems Module (CCSM) for the third ship in the...
October 3, 2023
Austal USA cuts aluminum on final Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
MOBILE, Ala. – Members of Austal USA’s EPF team and representatives of the Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast were present in Austal’s module manufacturing facility to watch the router begin cutting aluminum for the U.S. Navy’s final Expeditionary Fast Transport, EPF 16. This is the...
October 2, 2023
Austal USA names Christian Orlowski Vice President of Engineering
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA introduces Chris Orlowski as the company’s vice president of engineering. In this role, he leads a team of over 350 engineers, naval architects, designers, and other engineering support staff. Orlowski directs the management of multiple engineering functions, including...
September 11, 2023
Austal USA receives order for three Virginia-class submarine modules
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA received an order for the manufacture and outfitting of three electronic deck modules for the Virginia-class submarine program. The order, valued at $10.6 million, was issued by prime contractor General Dynamics Electric Boat. Construction will begin in fall 2023 and the...
September 6, 2023
Austal USA to build Landing Craft Utility Vessels for U.S. Navy
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA was awarded a $91,535,551 fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type modification to definitize a previously awarded contract for the detail design and construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft. The contract also includes options for nine...
August 30, 2023
Austal USA announces senior leadership changes
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA announced the departure of Rusty Murdaugh today. Mr. Murdaugh has resigned as president of Austal USA effective Aug. 30, 2023.
Mr. Murdaugh was named president in Sept. 2021 (after serving as acting president since Feb. 2021) and led Austal USA through significant...
