Cherbourg
(France) based shipyard CMN unveiled its latest concept during NAVDEX
2013 in Abu Dhabi: The Ocean Eagle 40 trimaran patrol craft. Specifically
designed for anti-piracy and counter-terrorism operations, the Ocean
Eagle 40 is capable of both high speeds and long endurance.
CMN has developed a multirole patrol craft, capable of optimized performances
and easy to operate, designed to be able to fight against piracy and
terrorism, to control illegal traffics and to support special operations
or search and rescue missions.
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In addition to a 30-knot high speed enabling rapid intervention into
the zone to be treated, the multihull design of the OCEAN EAGLE 40 offers
an excellent arrangement associating performance and endurance. 5000
Nautical Miles can be covered by the OCEAN EAGLE 40 with a crew reduced
to seven officers/ratings with an additional capability to accommodate
8 persons as members of Special Forces, for example.
The extended platform of the OCEAN EAGLE 40 is designed to receive a
300kg-class aerial drone. The OCEAN EAGLE 40 is equipped with a self-defense
capability including a 20 or 30mm teleoperated gun and two 12.7mm machine
guns with a 360° fire range.
In terms of electronic warfare the OCEAN EAGLE 40 offers large detection
and surveillance means including a C-ESM function, an electro-optical
one as well as a navigation and surveillance radar capacity. In addition
a sitcom data link connection enables to send pictures, videos and tactical
data, the whole equipment being interfaced with the “Combat Management
System” and the “Integrated Navigation System”. |
