Austal receives US Navy order for two more LSC ships.
Perth-based shipbuilder, Austal (ASX: ASB) has received two further orders from the US Navy for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the Independence class, bringing to 18 the number of these giant ships delivered or on order. Nine ships of the LCS class, to be redesignated by the USN as ‘fast frigates’ from the start of…