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  "textContent": "Australian shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a ~$4 billion contract for the construction of eight Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels, under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia. Austal press release Austal Limited is pleased to announce that, in accordance with the announcements from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, ...\n\nThe post Austal awarded Landing Craft Heavy Contract by Australia appeared first on Naval News.",
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