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CNIM delivers 4th L-CAT/EDA-R landing catamaran to the French Defense Procurement Agency.
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Naval Industry News - France |
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CNIM delivers 4th L-CAT/EDA-R landing catamaran to the French Defense Procurement Agency | ||||||
As
part of the contract awarded to CNIM by the French Defense Procurement
Agency (DGA) in 2009, EDA-R (Fast Amphibious Landing Craft) no. 4 was
delivered on Monday 26 November 2012, one year after the first vessel.
After arriving at the CNIM site in La Seyne-sur-Mer in October, EDA-R
#04 (L9095) successfully completed the tests stipulated in the contract
and was therefore accepted by the DGA. |
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EDA-R #04 (L9095) (picture: CNIM) |
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(picture: CNIM) |
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The L-CAT variable draft system explained (picture: CNIM) |
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EDA-Rs
are designed to be launched from a vessel located beyond the horizon.
They can carry out military or humanitarian operations in areas lacking
harbour infrastructure and have proven their ability to quintuple logistical
flow capacity relative to the landing craft previously in service, depending
on weather conditions. Since the first EDA-R was delivered to the French Navy around a year ago, EDA-Rs have already been used in several deployments: - Bold Alligator (joint exercise with the US Navy to test the interoperability of military equipment); - “Jeanne d’Arc” Amphibious Group Mission (operational deployment lasting several months, with 144 trainee officers on board); - Corsican Lion (joint Franco-British exercise primarily in amphibious warfare). Click here to learn more on L-CAT Fast Amphibious Landing Craft |