Australian Catamaran shows USN the future of amphibious warfare
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Catamarans could be the newest multi-functional innovations in amphibious warfare. The Royal Australian Navy showed off the catamaran HMAS Jervis Bay's capabilities to US Navy and US Marine Corps personnel who were on deployment in tthe Western Pacific and indian Ocean. The high-speed sealift craft has a maximum range of approximately 1,500 nautical miles at speeds of over 40kt. It can carry up to 500 fully equipped troops with theirr vehicles includingligh armoured vehicles and rucks and armoured personnel carriers. It could possibly serve as a launch platform for the rigid-hulled inflatable boats used by special forces.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 2000
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Rebuilding the RAN for high-tempo ops
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is to take unprecedented peacetime steps for an intense period of platform replacement and capability expansion in the wake of the Australian government decisions to significantly holster the service over a decade. The timing of the 2003 capability overhaul has provided an important focus for the RAN as it absorbs and continues to respond to lessons drawn from the past four years of high operational tempo.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 2004
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A major force in the UK naval industry
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The author examines the growing market share of United Kingdom's BMT Defense Services. Topics include market positioning, research and development programs, and planning of marketing and sales campaigns.
Publication Name: Jane's Navy International
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0144-3194
Year: 2003
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