Australian shipbuilding team Austal introduced its Austal U.S.A. arm has actually been granted a $156,171,650 fixed-price reward agreement choice from the united state Navy for the building and construction of 2 extra Navajo- course Towing, Salvage, and also Rescue Ships (T-ATS 13 and also 14). With the honor, the business is currently under agreement for 4 T-ATS, having actually gotten honors for T-ATS 11 and also 12 in October 2021.
Austal CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Paddy Gregg claimed the most recent agreement honor re-affirmed the Navy’s excellent self-confidence in Austal U.S.A.’s abilities as a steel shipbuilder, adhering to the begin of building and construction on T-ATS 11, previously this month: “It’s a great sign of confidence by the Navy, in the Austal USA team’s ability to deliver both steel and aluminum ships simultaneously, that they have awarded a contract for another two vessels.”
T-ATS is an ocean-going yank, salvage, and also rescue ship created to sustain the Navy’s fleet procedures, with a multi-mission usual hull system efficient in pulling hefty ships. The ships can sustaining a selection of objectives, consisting of oil spill reaction, altruistic help, search and also rescue and also security.
Construction on T-ATS 13 and also 14 will certainly start in the 2nd fifty percent of CY2023 and also initial fifty percent of CY2024; with shipment prepared for the 2nd fifty percent of CY2025 and also initial fifty percent of CY2026, specifically.
In enhancement to T-ATS, Austal U.S.A. is presently building the united state Navy’s Independence- alternative Littoral Combat Ship and also Spearhead course Expeditionary Fast Transport and also is under agreement for the building and construction of a 211 meter steelAuxiliary Floating Drydock Medium The business was likewise just recently granted an agreement for approximately 11 steel Offshore Patrol Cutters for the UNITED STATE Coast Guard, worth approximately $3.3 billion.
