Dec 10 (Reuters) - Austal Ltd ASB.AX :
* Provide the update on its international shipbuilding programs and financialpdate on its US operations
* FY 2016 earnings from Austal's US shipyard are expected to be lower than in FY 2015
* US shipbuilding EBIT margin expected to be in the range of 4.5% to 6.5% for FY 2016
* Says "LCS program is maturing more slowly than we had expected"
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