MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – There’s more good news for one of the area’s largest employers. Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded another big contract by General Dynamic Electric Boat.
The $450 million contract is to enable the expansion of production capacity at the Mobile shipyard in support of the U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base.
The contract award will fund the enhancement of existing infrastructure by including the design and construction of a new module fabrication and outfitting facility. It’s part of meeting the goal of delivering one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines annually.
Austal said construction of the new building will start this fall and be complete in 2026.
When fully operational, the building will support approximately 1,000 jobs and provide capability to fabricate, outfit and transport submarine components.
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