From UMS-Wright Running Back to South Alabama Safety: Blaylock Steps Up
Former UMS-Wright All-State running back Cole Blaylock has become a key safety for South Alabama, drawing praise from coach Major Applewhite ahead of the opener.
Judge Keeps Attempted Murder Arraignment on Schedule for Monroeville Teen
A Clarke County circuit judge denied a defense request to postpone the arraignment of a 17-year-old Monroeville resident indicted on attempted murder, first-degree robbery and drug distribution charges.
Austal USA’s Steel Pivot: How Diversification May Have Saved Hundreds of Mobile Shipyard Jobs
When the Pentagon passed over Austal USA for the Navy’s frigate contract in April 2020, observers warned that Mobile’s largest industrial employer faced an existential crisis. The decision left the…
Austal USA Partners with Saildrone to Build Unmanned Sea Vehicles for the Navy
Austal USA is branching into yet another new area of shipbuilding: uncrewed ocean vehicles. The Mobile shipyard has reached a partnership with Saildrone, the California-based autonomous vessel maker, to manufacture…
Austal begins construction on first steel ship at Mobile shipyard
MOBILE, Ala. — The city’s largest private employer is entering a new chapter: Austal USA kicked off construction of its first steel-hulled ship at its Mobile riveryard, marking a major…
Cracks Found in Hulls of Austal-Built Navy Ships, Including Mobile’s USS Coronado
MOBILE, Ala. — Structural cracks have been discovered in the hulls of Navy littoral combat ships built by Austal USA in Mobile, including the USS Coronado, and some of the…
Austal USA Celebrates Opening of New Steel Shipbuilding Facility in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA celebrated the opening of a new steel shipbuilding facility on Tuesday, marking a major expansion for the Mobile shipbuilder that had long worked exclusively with…
Mobile Shipyard Christens Future USS Canberra, the Only U.S. Ship Named for a Foreign Ally’s Capital
Mobile’s Austal USA shipyard staged one of the most symbolically loaded ceremonies in its history, swinging a ceremonial champagne bottle against the hull of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship…
Austal Founder: Mobile Shipyard Will Build Half Steel, Half Aluminum as LCS Era Winds Down
Austal founder John Rothwell expects the company’s Mobile shipyard to stay busy long after the Navy stops ordering Littoral Combat Ships, with the American operation converting at least half of…
Austal USA Lands $43 Million Navy Contract Modification for LCS Post-Delivery Services
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA has been awarded a $43.36 million contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense covering post-delivery services for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship class. The…