Combat Craft News

24 Jun 2024

Navy Combat Craft - Boats Evolve to Keep Pace with Threats

Ghost, a high-speed stealth boat that was nearly cancelled, has been resurrected. The low-observable Ghost is a SWATH (small waterplane area twin hull) vessel with a speed of up to 35 knots and a very shallow draft. General Dynamics Mission Systems has teamed with Juliet Marine Systems to make Ghost configurable as a manned, remote control, and unmanned platform and to integrate the modular payload capability for a broad spectrum of missions. Photo courtesy General Dynamics Mission Systems

Combat craft are used by both large and small navies, and every navy, coast guard or maritime service operates some kind of boats.The U.S. Navy’s boats are used for a variety of tasks from personnel and cargo transport to ship repair and maintenance to environmental response.The combat craft range from pull sized patrol boats down to ridged-hull inflatable boats (RIBs) armed with machine guns. Boats include shipboard RIBs, maritime security boats, dive support boats, workboats…

Navy Combat Craft - Boats Evolve to Keep Pace with Threats

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