Austal

Founded in 1988, Austal is a defense prime contractor based in Henderson, Australia working in naval systems, c4isr, communications & satcom +3 more.

Austal is a shipbuilder and sustainment provider designing, constructing and supporting defence and commercial vessels. It builds monohull, catamaran and trimaran commercial vessels, and naval vessels including landing craft, patrol boats, surface combatants and uncrewed surface vessels. Austal operates shipyards in Western Australia, the United States, Vietnam and the Philippines. Through Austal Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary, it is prime contractor for the Landing Craft Medium and Landing Craft Heavy projects for the Australian Army under a Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia signed in August 2025. The company also designs, integrates and maintains vessel command and control, communications and radar systems, and runs an additive manufacturing centre of excellence for the US Navy. It states it has delivered more than 350 vessels to 122 operators in 59 countries.