MOBILE, Ala. – The littoral combat ship, LCS-2 Independence, will be commissioned Saturday in Mobile, the same city where it was built by Austal USA. Millions of dollars in military equipment for use with littoral combat ships, including a helicopter and an unmanned boat, will be at Mobile Landing for the event. The 11 a.m. commissioning marks it official move to U.S. Navy hands. It comes as the Navy puts final touches on a bid package to buy another two littoral combat ships this year, with as many as eight more orders to follow by 2014 for the winning team. The two teams competing are one led by Lockheed Martin and the other, which includes Austal, led by General Dynamics. (Source: Mobile Press Register, 01/12/10, 01/15/10; NNS, 01/13/10)
Shipbuilding and maritime related news from the Central Gulf Coast region
Friday, January 15, 2010
Commissioning set for Saturday
MOBILE, Ala. – The littoral combat ship, LCS-2 Independence, will be commissioned Saturday in Mobile, the same city where it was built by Austal USA. Millions of dollars in military equipment for use with littoral combat ships, including a helicopter and an unmanned boat, will be at Mobile Landing for the event. The 11 a.m. commissioning marks it official move to U.S. Navy hands. It comes as the Navy puts final touches on a bid package to buy another two littoral combat ships this year, with as many as eight more orders to follow by 2014 for the winning team. The two teams competing are one led by Lockheed Martin and the other, which includes Austal, led by General Dynamics. (Source: Mobile Press Register, 01/12/10, 01/15/10; NNS, 01/13/10)
