Navy orders diver delivery vessels

Sea trials with Armacraft’s new generation Trident units will commence later this year with delivery to the end customer planned for early 2022. Armacraft’s submersible programme primarily involves the MK I, 6-crew recognisance and diver delivery craft, and the MK II, a larger 12-squad, transportation and diver delivery craft.

Armacraft technical director, Tommy Eriksson, said: “We are proud to receive this order. After several years of extensive research and development of Tridents submersible systems, we can present a highly agile multi-purpose system with autonomous capabilities. The system consists of components from world-leading manufacturers of e.g. subsea thrusters, batteries, and underwater navigation systems. The final design phase has been completed with rigorous underwater-computerized flow dynamics, with hull optimization for performance while surfaced and in submerged mode.”

Armacraft CEO, Richard Jonsson, commented: “We are building a new breed of high-speed diver delivery crafts that Navies around the world can afford to keep in their fleet. Easily operated with dual redundancy control system for safety, plug and play sub system modules for easy and cost-effective low downtime support. MK II is a truly innovative platform for multi-purpose missions, made possible due to its interchangeable interior design.”

Armacraft, a Swedish-Emirates Company, is known for its high-speed interceptors and combat crafts. It was only a natural progress to add underwater capability for our current and future clients.

Both models can be transported in 40ft containers to ensure responsive and prompt deployment.

By Rebecca Jeffrey