• “This contract reflects the growing strength and success of Austal’s Australian operations - and Australian industry - within the national shipbuilding and sustainment enterprise,” Austal Limited CEO Paddy Gregg said in the company announcement.
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- Austal Limited announced it has won a second contract to build Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels for the Australian Defence Force. The deal, part of the navy’s ongoing LCH procurement program, underscores Austal’s expanding footprint in Australia’s shipbuilding and sustainment sector. CEO Paddy Gregg said the contract highlights the company’s growing strength and success within the national shipbuilding enterprise, reinforcing Australia’s domestic industrial base. The new LCHs will join the existing fleet, enhancing the navy’s amphibious transport capabilities and supporting broader defence logistics and operational readiness.
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