Of particular importance, during expeditionary operations, has the advantage of rapid transit of fully equipped military units to the operation area. Deserve particular attention with modern designs multihull vessels, characterized by very high rates cargo capacity and the possibility of redeployment forces at speeds up to 50 knots. An example of such a solution is produced by the shipyard Austal speed catamaran transport (Joint High Speed Vessel). Also, for the Polish Navy designed the Universal Transports Logistics and multipurpose support ship operations forces.DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OF VESSELS UTILIZED FOR SEA TRANSPORT OF TROOPS
Of particular importance during expeditionary operations is the possibility of rapid deployment of fully equipped military units to the area of operations. Modern multihull vessel designs deserve special attention, characterized by very high cargo capacity indicators and the ability to deploy forces at speeds of up to 50 knots. An example of such a solution are the fast transport catamarans produced by the Austal shipyard. Also, for the needs of the Polish Navy, designs for a Universal Logistics Transport (UTL) and a multi-purpose support ship for armed forces operations (WOWOSZ) have been created.
1. INTRODUCTION
In the current political situation, local conflicts, as well as asymmetric operations such as international terrorism and organized crime, are considered the primary threat to world stability. These threats have forced NATO countries to adapt their armed forces to conduct support operations and peace enforcement operations. Mostly these operations are conducted in areas remote from the borders of NATO member states. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine