shipbuilder headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. It designs, constructs, repairs, and sustains ships and cutters for the Navy and Coast Guard, using both aluminum and steel production lines. The company also fabricates modules for Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines and operates a Navy additive-manufacturing center of excellence through its Charlottesville technology center. Its services include ship repair, maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, while its work on Navy unmanned vessels includes autonomous machinery-control systems. The Mobile shipyard is its main manufacturing operation; separate facilities support ship repair, technology, and customer relations.
| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $377M | 163 | 64 |
| FY2025 | $807M | 358 | 136 |
| FY2024 | $1.37B | 411 | 147 |
| FY2023 | $428M | 407 | 133 |
| FY2022 | $1.02B | 381 | 132 |
| FY2021 | $310M | 202 | 74 |
| FY2020 | $180M | 254 | 76 |
| FY2019 | $1.41B | 282 | 99 |
| FY2018 | $1.51B | 289 | 95 |
| FY2017 | $603M | 236 | 90 |
| FY2016 | $887M | 182 | 62 |
| FY2015 | $846M | 124 | 28 |
| FY2014 | $642M | 104 | 11 |
| FY2013 | $919M | 96 | 6 |
| FY2012 | $1.04B | 87 | 4 |
| FY2011 | $1.37B | 34 | 3 |
| FY2010 | $309M | 18 | 5 |
| FY2009 | $287M | 9 | 2 |
| FY2008 | $36.8M | 24 | 3 |
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Austal-built littoral combat ship class, distinct from the Freedom variant.
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Navy)
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| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capability; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
| Uncrewed systems | Developer | — | — | Publicly described capability; no product-wide maturity or TRL inferred. | Confirmed |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Technologies & Solutions center | Office | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| New construction shipyard | Shipyard | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
| Ship repair service center | Shipyard | National City, California, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
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“Austal USA designs, builds, repairs, and sustains the ships and cutters that protect our Nation at sea.”
Sam Eckholm · Jul 14, 2024 · Supports System · name
“Independence Class”
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“shipbuilder, Austal USA”
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“Austal USA is a ship manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Ala., with a service center in San Diego.”
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