The Navy's Long Overdue Smart & Deadly Patrol Boat Has Arrived

[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] the Navy has been slow to adapt from a cold war-era Bluewater Navy focused on fighting set-piece prelude to WWII engagements on the open ocean to one where interdiction territorial security and special operations are also with a high priority with this in mind the Mark VI patrol boat is welcome arrival it has been reported that the Navy has received its first of ten contracted mark VI patrol boats with the service eyeing a flee 248 of the fast and deadly vessels the delivery of the mark VI would mark the first real patrol boat the Navy has bought since the 1980s even though the Global War on Terror has demanded a craft just like it the Mk VI PP is the Navy's next generation patrol Bolton will become a part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat commands and ECC fleet of combatant craft the MK VI pb's mission for the contract is to provide operational commanders of capability to patrol shallow little areas beyond sheltered harbors and base and into less sheltered open water out to the departure sea area DSA for the purpose of force protection of friendly and coalition forces and critical infrastructure bridging the gap between the Navy's small fleet of larger cyclone class patrol ships and smaller sea air patrol boats the Mark VI is based on a smaller 65 foot prototype craft known as the Coastal Command patrol boat CCP B the CCP be also built by safe boat international has seen service in the Persian Gulf since early 2014 the CCP peace main mission while deployed is to develop tactics techniques and procedures related to the boats unique new before the production Markby eyes first deployment next year safe boat internationals formidable aluminum held creation was designed with fuel economy and easy of maintenance in mind it is powered by two diesel engines mated to water jet drives that allow the joystick controlled patrol boat to hit speeds over 35 knots probably a good bit faster in actuality she is bristling with weaponry including a pair of remotely operated and stabilized 25 millimeters chain guns in six crude 50 caliber machine guns in her primary configuration seeing as the mark the I was built to the arm depending on the mission other weapons such as many guns grenade launchers and smaller calibre machine guns can also be installed guided missiles such as the Griffon or spike are planned for the Mark VI in the near future as well additionally the ship is armored to sustain small arms fire with extensive armor plating around key elements such as the vessels engines and fuel supply when it comes to the Mark VI it is mostly about what is on the inside that counts as she will be outfitted with an unprecedented command control communication and computing surveillance and intelligence c4s AI suite that will allow for enhanced situational awareness survivability and multi mission support in other words these new boats will be fully networked and can integrate their capabilities and sense or picture as part of a larger combined force utilizing an open architecture concept flat-screen monitors are mounted throughout the ship and even the seats for commandos who have laptop network connections inside a relatively spacious interior these new boats have room for berthing and sustaining the ship's crew and embarked commandos or mission specialists for extended duration missions the ship's berthing spaces and galley have been built using the latest in sound gently techniques to make life from these relatively small boats more livable the main aft cabin area can be configured for an array of missions including operating small unmanned aircraft hauling school lots of armed frogmen seated on state-of-the-art shock absorbing seats or even operating as a medical facility the ship's rear deck and stern area can be configured to launch and recover small boats UAVs or even deploy underwater unmanned vehicles uu V's such as the MK 18 Kingfisher the Mark VI is truly a logical mix of size speed firepower attempt ability and intelligence which is way overdue for a Navy that has had real trouble rationalizing their lumbering flotillas designed for combat over great distances against the regular reality blessed glamorous brown water warfare in some ways the Mark VI is the real littoral combat ship a boat truly born to fight in the shallows and take on specifically the threats that reside within the unique rail Minh including everything from mine hunting and clandestine operations to dogfighting swarms of fast attack boats another plus for the Mark VIII is that it was designed to be transported by and deployed operationally from the Gator navies LHD LPD and LSD class amphibious ships working as mother ships by launching and recovering the Mark VI from their floodable well decks these capital ships can now carry their own highly capable multi-role patrol boats to execute both offensive and defense operations thus the Mark VI can be deployed anywhere in the world in a relatively short period of time not just around established hot spots where dock and support facilities are readily available I have a feeling that these new $15,000,000 vessels are going to be so effective both in terms of capability and cost that the current contract for ten boats will be just the beginning of the Navy's reluctant love affair with this lowly patrol boat considering that the other time in recent memory that the Navy brass went after building a vessel made to fight in the littorals they ended up with the vulnerable and impotent 700 million-dollar 3,000 tonne aluminum speed boat so the Mark VI is definitely an exciting and much-needed step in the right direction my box [Music] okay okay stand by the green light [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 12min 59sec (779 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 19 2018