Supreme Modular Technology
Today, threats in the littoral zone like drug smuggling, human trafficking, terrorist activities and oil spills are handled by separate statutory authorities, such as the navy, police, coast guard, and customs and excise. However, there is a growing trend for “operations other than war” to be tackled by a force compromising personnel from both civilian and military authorities. But, until recently, a stumbling block to implementing this multi-mission approach has been the lack of relevant marine technology.
Surface vessel modularity
53m MEKO ® MCMV
The combined expertise of companies within ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems now offers security ships with multi-mission capability. A good example of this is the 53 m MEKO® MCMV, which combines the Blohm+Voss modular payload concept with Kockums FRP sandwich composite hull and superstructure.
Multi-mission capability is realized through MEKO® modules containing, e.g: medical equipment, diverse weapons, various sensors, recovery vessels, underwater robots, oil recovery hear, and even a jail.
Such modularity provides a holistic approach to diverse threats in littoral zones and promotes cooperation between different statutory authorities like the navy,
coastguard, police, and customs and excise.
Compared with conventional ships, modularity gives greater capability to handle threats, much higher vessel survivability and higher mission cost-efficiency.
Submarine modularity
Modular submarine design and construction.
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Page updated Monday, November 23, 2009.
