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Byrne Amendment to Protect Austal Shipyard Approved by Subcommittee

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 20, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) reported that the U.S. House Armed Services Committee Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee has approved a Byrne sponsored amendment that would block the Pentagon from eliminating the contract of one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) supplier. There are currently, two different versions … Continued
April 21, 2016

Austal Christens USNS Carson City

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, January 16, Austal celebrated the christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Carson City (EPF 7) with a ceremony at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile. The USNS Carson City is the seventh of 10 Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels (EPF) (formerly known as joint high speed vessels (JHSV)), that Austal … Continued
January 26, 2016

Austal Awarded $52 million Contract For Engineering and Design Work to Upgrade LCS Fleet

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 22, Austal USA announced that it has been awarded a contract for $51,684,797 to its 10-ship $3.5 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract for the US Navy. This contract modification is expected to increase to $198,385,545 over three years if options are exercised. This work includes … Continued
December 24, 2015

Shelby and Sessions Join Byrne in Fight to Save Austal LCS and Mobile Jobs

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday December 17, US Senators Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) and Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) joined US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) in protesting a Secretary of Defense recommendation to cut the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. Defense News is reporting that Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has asked the Navy to “reduce … Continued
December 21, 2015

Byrne Responds to Obama Administration Plan to Downsize LCS Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, December 17, US Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter announced an order cutting the LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) program from 52 to 40 ships, and ordering that by 2019, there will only be one version of the ship in production.  Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) was quick to announce … Continued
December 18, 2015

LCS 10 Christened At Mobile Shipyard

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Saturday, June 13, Austal hosted the christening of America’s newest Littoral Combat Ship, the USS Gabrielle Giffords.  LCS 10 is the third US Navy vessel to be christened at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard in 2015. The ship is named after former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords from Tuscon, who almost lost … Continued
June 16, 2015

LCS Continues To Impress Navy

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On December 11, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) and US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) responded to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s decision on the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. The decision reaffirms the Navy’s need for 52 ships in the fleet, after Secretary Hagel had previously halted … Continued
December 22, 2014

Byrne Defends Future of LCS

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, April 28, 2014, U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne (R) sent two letters urging support for funding the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). One letter was sent to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R) from California, Ranking Member Adam Smith (D) from Washington, Seapower Subcommittee Chairman … Continued
April 30, 2014
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Vibrant Maritime Economy Means Alabama Jobs

By U.S. Representative Bradley Byrne “Whoever rules the waves rules the world.” Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American naval strategist and historian once called the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century, wrote these words as he referred to the importance of projecting power abroad through naval dominance. This mantra still holds true today not … Continued
April 7, 2014

Senator Shelby Defends LCS Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) questioned Navy Secretary Ray Mabus at a hearing on fiscal year 2015 funding for the military on the importance of the littoral combat ship (LCS) to the U.S. naval fleet and the program’s future.  Mabus said that a small surface … Continued
March 28, 2014