Sentinel Boats press release
L3Harris’ world-leading autonomous systems have been fitted to the Sentinel 1100 sea boat to demonstrate the range of missions that this type of technology could support, while reducing risk to personnel and greatly enhancing operational reach and endurance.
Sentinel Boats CEO, George McGuire, said the partnership with L3Harris has shown the versatility of the Sentinel family of boats to support both autonomous and crewed missions. The use of High-Density Polyethylene (HPDE) across these mission sets reduces lifecycle costs and adds operational flexibility.
“The Sentinel 1100 is one of our high-performance variants, suitable for a diverse range of defence and first response applications, including missions that require an air-drop capability. Leading design and specialist construction combine to offer unrivalled durability, performance and safety.”
George McGuire, Sentinel Boats CEO
L3Harris International Vice President VADM (ret.), Dave Johnson, said the Sentinel 1100 is a great platform to showcase the value of fully autonomous missions.
“The end result of combining our technology with Sentinel’s solutions, is a very efficient way to rapidly expand surface action group capability Johnson said. “L3Harris’ autonomous solutions enable multi-domain operations and deliver an-operational advantage from the Caribbean to the Straits of Hormuz to Jervis Bay. Our customers are embracing L3Harris’ autonomy to enable ISRT, force protection and other dangerous missions while keeping personnel out of harm’s way.”
Dave Johnson, L3Harris International Vice President VADM (ret.)
L3Harris’ autonomy is supporting missions for the U.S. Navy, Royal Navy and other partner nation navies today.
Sentinel Boats and L3Harris have signed a strategic partnership agreement, signalling a commitment to explore mutual opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.
“Sentinel Boats’ partnership with L3Harris is further evidence of our commitment to build the world’s most advanced sea boats,” McGuire said.
“We are pioneers in the use of HDPE as a next-generation boat-building material, which offers unique advantages in defence, first response and rescue sectors. The material is virtually indestructible, requires no maintenance and is optimised for demanding applications including air-drops and hard
beaching. “By joining forces with L3Harris we are greatly expanding the range of possible applications for these vessels.”
Autonomous demonstrations will be conducted at regular intervals from Darling Harbour for the duration of the Indo Pacific 2023 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, November 7-9.
Sentinel Boat’s 12.5 Metre Littoral Manoeuvre Craft, built for the Royal New Zealand Navy, will also be on display at expo site 3B26.
