AFFORDABLE CAPABILITY

摘要

The emergence of private navies to police international waters is a clear indication that the days of procuring low numbers of highly sophisticated and eye-wateringly expensive warships to the detriment of a balanced force must be nearing its end. Many navies have lost, or are losing, the ability to deploy appropriate and proportionate capability to respond to the myriad of low-level threats with the result that billion dollar ships are routinely being used for 10 dollar tasks. Global Defence budgets are being squeezed like never before and emerging nations most often cite affordability as the major obstacle in maritime procurement programmes. Providing value for money capability is the current challenge. This paper describes the design and development of a twin-hulled composite craft capable of fulfilling multiple roles through the use of a common hull form and modularity for ease of re-role, and expands on CTruk's philosophy of building safer, better, faster, more cost-effective craft.