The Rio Grande Guardian
Staff
Saronic Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Navy to construct next-generation Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700-class vessels.
The production will take place at Port Alpha, Saronic’s new next-generation shipyard currently being developed at the Port of Brownsville.
The award is part of a broader, competitive multi-shipyard initiative announced by the U.S. Department of the Navy. Under the agreement—executed as a firm fixed-price Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreement—Saronic joins Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas, and Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama, in building prototypes for the Navy’s littoral transport fleet.
The total initial construction obligation across the three shipyards is $280,521,389.
For Saronic, the contract marks a significant milestone as the build will serve as one of the flagship production programs at Port Alpha. Production of the LCU vessels in Brownsville is slated to begin in 2028, with initial deliveries expected to start in 2029.
“This award reflects the kind of partnership we set out to build with the Navy, where speed, cost discipline, and a modern industrial base reinforce each other,” said Dino Mavrookas, co-founder and CEO of Saronic.
Mavrookas emphasized that the new facility at the Port of Brownsville is designed to bridge the gap between traditional defense needs and futuristic autonomous capabilities.
The production will take place at Port Alpha, Saronic’s new next-generation shipyard currently being developed at the Port of Brownsville.
The award is part of a broader, competitive multi-shipyard initiative announced by the U.S. Department of the Navy. Under the agreement—executed as a firm fixed-price Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreement—Saronic joins Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas, and Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama, in building prototypes for the Navy’s littoral transport fleet.
The total initial construction obligation across the three shipyards is $280,521,389.
For Saronic, the contract marks a significant milestone as the build will serve as one of the flagship production programs at Port Alpha. Production of the LCU vessels in Brownsville is slated to begin in 2028, with initial deliveries expected to start in 2029.
“This award reflects the kind of partnership we set out to build with the Navy, where speed, cost discipline, and a modern industrial base reinforce each other,” said Dino Mavrookas, co-founder and CEO of Saronic.
Mavrookas emphasized that the new facility at the Port of Brownsville is designed to bridge the gap between traditional defense needs and futuristic autonomous capabilities.
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