UK spends £36m on 18 little 'bullet-proof' boats to protect Royal Navy assets
(2021/06/16)
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The UK is to splash £36m on 18 new vessels to help protect Royal Navy bases around Britain and Gibraltar.
The contract – awarded to Liverpool-based boatbuilders Marine Specialised Technology, who seemed comfortable with being named as part of the deal – will help protect 50 jobs and create a further 15 posts.
For the flotilla of Register readers who take an interest in such things, the 15-metre craft will be able to carry three crew and up to four passengers while cruising at up to 30 knots.
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"They will be fitted with a CCTV surveillance system, two Marine Jet Power waterjets and reinforced with bullet-proof protection against incoming fire," the government said [5]in a statement issued today.
They can also be used in all weather, which is handy.
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The first police patrol craft is expected to be delivered a year from now – which gives the crew plenty of time [7]to practise chaperoning the replacement HMY Britannia . ®
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[1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/04/navy_and_airforce_get_lowcode/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/18/capita_navy_training/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/british_army_scrap_tanks_cyber/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/07/depth_charge_proof_robot_submarine_uk/
[5] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-contract-for-new-mod-police-patrol-crafts
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The contract – awarded to Liverpool-based boatbuilders Marine Specialised Technology, who seemed comfortable with being named as part of the deal – will help protect 50 jobs and create a further 15 posts.
For the flotilla of Register readers who take an interest in such things, the 15-metre craft will be able to carry three crew and up to four passengers while cruising at up to 30 knots.
[1]Royal Navy and Air Force get low-code bridge in UK military recruitment saga
[2]Just let this sink in: Capita wins 12-year £1bn contract to provide training services to the Royal Navy and Marines
[3]Be very afraid! British Army might scrap battle tanks for keyboard warriors – report
[4]We'll pay £400k for a depth charge-proof robot submarine, says UK's Ministry of Defence
"They will be fitted with a CCTV surveillance system, two Marine Jet Power waterjets and reinforced with bullet-proof protection against incoming fire," the government said [5]in a statement issued today.
They can also be used in all weather, which is handy.
[6]
The first police patrol craft is expected to be delivered a year from now – which gives the crew plenty of time [7]to practise chaperoning the replacement HMY Britannia . ®
Get our [8]Tech Resources
[1] https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/04/navy_and_airforce_get_lowcode/
[2] https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/18/capita_navy_training/
[3] https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/25/british_army_scrap_tanks_cyber/
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/07/depth_charge_proof_robot_submarine_uk/
[5] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/36-million-contract-for-new-mod-police-patrol-crafts
[6] https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?co=1&iu=/6978/reg_offbeat/front&sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&tile=2&c=2YMogHkCZn1CXGKMeV@x1YQAAAA0&t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/01/uk_new_flagship/
[8] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/