Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

Palfinger
  • News
  • Event News
    • Indo Pacific 2022
    • Sea Air Space 2022
    • DIMDEX 2022
    • WDS 2022
    • DSEI 2021
    • MADEX 2021
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»FMV Delivers 5th Upgraded Tappe-class Patrol Boat to the Swedish Navy
FMV Delivers 5th Upgraded Tappe-class Patrol Boat to the Swedish Navy
HMS Ärlig together with two other patrol boats at the Göteborg naval base (Credit : Joakim Nilsson/ Swedish Armed Forces)

FMV Delivers 5th Upgraded Tappe-class Patrol Boat to the Swedish Navy

Swedish Armed Forces Materiel Administration (FMV) delivered another upgraded Tapper-class patrol boat to the 1st Marine Regiment, the main combat unit of the Swedish Amphibious Corps. HMS Ärlig joined the four patrol boats already handed over to the 17th Amphibious Patrol Boat Company based in Göteborg.

Nathan Gain 10 Sep 2020

The five surveillance boats that FMV has now delivered have undergone a service life extension program during which, among other tasks, the command bridge has been rebuilt and engines and sonar have been replaced.

“Despite the pandemic, we have managed to get most things in place within the schedule,” says Camilla Wallentinsson, project manager in naval equipment at FMV. “What made it possible was that everyone involved, including the Swedship Marin shipyard and subcontractors, did their utmost to get us to the finish line,” she adds.

National defense was prioritized in Sweden latest defense policy paper for 2016–2020, including submarine hunting capability. Patrol boats participate in protecting shipping and Sweden’s territorial waters from intrusion especially in Gothenburg, where 30 percent of Sweden’s foreign trade passes every year.

With the new systems fitted on the patrol boats, “the unit’s operational capability increases in several areas. Together with the expected re-establishment of an amphibious battalion in Göteborg, the capability for armed combat within the naval aera will be significantly improved,” Captain Magnus Augustinson, head of the 17th patrol boat company, comments.

First of six Tapper-class Patrol Boats re-joins Swedish Navy Following ASW Upgrade
With 22 meters in length and a displacement of 62 tons, the Tapper-class Fast Patrol Boats operate in extremely shallow water. (Credits: Swedish Armed Forces)

The Swedish archipelago constitutes a complex environment which means that the Swedish Navy needs short reaction times. The patrol boats must be able to carry out several different tasks such as maritime surveillance, protection of shipping, submarine hunting and acting in the event of an attack. It requires both sensors and equipment that are adapted to the environment to achieve optimal effect.

Patrol boats are an important part of the country’s line of defense and constitute an important subset in the ongoing maritime surveillance. The system is also a qualified resource in, for example, submarine hunting operations, but also in other types of operations within the entire conflict scale, from the normal situation via security policy crisis to armed mission

Deputy Chief of the Navy, Brigadier General Peder Ohlsson

FMV Patrol Boat Sweden Swedish Navy 2020-09-10
Tags FMV Patrol Boat Sweden Swedish Navy
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

Related Articles

Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine

Saab Lays Keel of First A26 Blekinge-class Submarine

Xavier Vavasseur 01 Jul 2022
The Keel laying ceremony for HMS Blekinge took place on 30 June 2022 at Saab Kockums’ shipyard in Karlskrona, Southern Sweden.
USA Supplying Ukraine with Over 20 Metal Shark Military Vessels

USA Supplying Ukraine with Over 20 Metal Shark Military Vessels

Naval News Staff 28 Jun 2022
The United States is providing Ukraine with a range of 23 welded-aluminum military vessels built by Louisiana-based Metal Shark...
U.S. Navy’s New 40-Foot Defiant Patrol Boat

U.S. Navy’s New 40-Foot Defiant Patrol Boat

Peter Ong 26 Jun 2022
Meet the 40-foot Defiant-class Patrol Boat, the latest small boat to join the U.S. Navy’s fleet, following the divestment of the Mark VI patrol boats.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved