A bottle of wine was broken across a mass of gray steel in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday, as the United States Navy unveiled the only ship in its fleet to be named after a foreign capital.
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Austal USA’s Ryder to lead business development, customer relations
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Posted Mar 03, 2021
Larry Ryder, a longtime business development executive for Austal USA, will serve as the company s vice president for business development and external affairs.Courtesy Austal USA
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Austal USA has a new point person heading up customer relations with the U.S. military, the company announced this week.
According to a brief announcement issued Tuesday, Larry Ryder, a longtime business development executive, will serve as vice president for business development and external affairs. Responsibilities will include “all of Austal’s business development efforts, state and federal legislative activities, customer relations with the U.S. military as well as coordinating external communications and media relations.”
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The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $235 million undefinitized contract action modification on Feb. 26, 2021, for the detailed design and construction of Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 15.
The EPF program, currently operating on schedule and under budget, has delivered 12 ships to the fleet. The versatility of the EPF design has enabled each ship to provide a significant operational capability tailored to the needs of each geographic command. EPF 15 will include enhanced medical capability to increase its operational capability.
“At its core, the EPF is designed to be highly capable, flexible and affordable,” Austal USA Chief Financial Officer and interim president Rusty Murdaugh said. “With this baseline, we’ve been able to deliver multiple ships that are performing different missions for the U.S. military. The award of EPF 15 allows the Navy to leverage a hot production line and highly trained workforce to continue pr