Naval News reached out to the Marine Forces Reserve in late November 2022 for further information abu-out competition to select a new small boat to aid in the Force Design 2030 concept of distributed maritime operations of smaller units and less concentrated force to avoid Anti-ship missiles.
Dutch Defense Minister Henk Kamp today confirmed at the House of Representatives that some of the in-service FRISC RHIBs will be replaced by new FFIs "Future Fast Interceptors".
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has recently awarded a contract to Zodiac MilPro International for the acquisition of 13 new rigid hulled inflatable boats for the Spanish Navy's Marine Corps.
Under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) signed a $35 million contract on behalf of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) for 30 fast, safe and agile MRBs designed and made by a Delta, British Colombia company named Zodiac Hurricane Technologies (ZHT).
ZODIAC HURRICANE TECHNOLOGIES (a Zodiac Milpro Company) based in Delta, Canada, won a Royal Canadian Navy contract award for 30 new multi-role RHIBs.
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) awarded Zodiac Milpro International a procurement contract for 11 RHIBs. Known as "EDO", these new Zodiac Hurricane ZH-638 IO will be deployed aboard surface vessels of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
The Spanish Navy (Armada Española) has safely received four Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) intended for search and rescue operations and personnel transfers at sea from Zodiac Milpro.
The German Navy’s new Gecko rescue boats are ready for delivery, the Bundewher project team reported last month. Training on the Zodiac Milpro's Sea Rib Aluminum-based boats has already started.
BAE Systems has successfully completed a series of trials with the Pacific 950 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) fitted with MSI Defence's new lightweight remote weapon station (RWS).
