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44 Meter Fast Attack Craft

Model FAC 44

Steel-hull, aluminum-superstructure 44 m fast attack craft with 35-knot top speed, built to ABS and HSC standards for a 25-year life cycle.

Description

Swiftships' 44-meter Fast Attack Craft is a high-performance combatant built on a proven military-service hull, with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. It is built to ABS and High-Speed Craft (HSC) standards and engineered for a 25-year life cycle.

Key features

  • Nexter-Thales 40 mm Naval RapidFire system, short-range SAMs and four 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 3D air and surface search radar, R-ESM, IRST and decoy launchers integrated in a Combat Management System
  • Sperry/Furuno integrated bridge; Aselsan software-defined radios
  • MTU or MAN marine engines with propellers or waterjets

Applications

  • Countering fast attack craft, force protection and escort of high-value units
  • VBSS and maritime interdiction operations
  • Coastal defense

Specifications

Full-load displacement250 t
Top speed35 knots
Range> 1,500 nm @ 12 knots
Life cycle25 years

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