Fast Rides: HSV Spreads to Middle East

72m TSV concept

Austal has announced a $124.9 million contract for a pair of High Speed Support Vessel (HSSVs) catamarans, from “a naval customer in the Middle East…. to support naval operations, including helicopter operations, rapid deployment of military personnel and cargo, and search and rescue”.

Austal has a number of customers in the region…

Airbus Aims for Targeted, Organic Growth in US Market

• Airbus wants to grow in the US through helicopter and space programs. They seem to rule out short-term large acquisitions. Reuters | National Defense.