Who builds America’s littoral combat ships?

Austal of Henderson, Western Australia, builds the US Navy’s Independence-class littoral combat ships at its Alabama yard, plus high-speed ferries and patrol boats. The Australian shipbuilder also supplies the Australian Border Force and exports fast patrol craft across Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

• Independence-class littoral combat ships
• Fast patrol boats
• High-speed ferries

• U.S. Navy
• Australia