Tag: littoral combat ship
Austal USA lands US Navy contract to build additional ship in...
Austal USA has been awarded a construction contract to build an additional Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, its fifteenth ship in the class, for the U.S....
Bradley Byrne: Maintaining a Navy
The shipbuilding industry has always been critically important to those of us living on and around the Gulf Coast. Our area has a proud...
U.S. Navy’s next Littoral Combat Ship to be named USS Mobile
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus announced on Thursday, the next Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will be named USS Mobile (LCS 26)...
Bradley Byrne: Reflections on China
China is the largest country in the world with a population of approximately 1.4 billion people, and I recently had the opportunity to travel...
Bradley Byrne: Defense bill blocks attempt to cut Mobile shipyard
Southwest Alabama has a proud military tradition. Our area is home to a large number of veterans. The Coast Guard has a strong presence...
Bradley Byrne: Supporting strong a Navy and saving our jobs
President Barack Obama just doesn’t get it. From ISIS to Russia to China to Iran, our nation is facing a wider range of threats...
Navy ship christened in Alabama for former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords of Arizona had a Navy vessel named in her honor during a ceremony at a Mobile, Alabama, shipyard...