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French Procurement Agency DGA orders 20 Transport Boats for Liaison Duties from SOCARENAM.
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Defense Industry News - France |
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French
Procurement Agency DGA orders 20 Transport Boat for Liaison Duties from
SOCARENAM |
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The
French Procurement Agency (DGA) announced it awarded a contract to french
company SOCARENAM on December 10th for 20 transport boats (VLI -
Vedettes de Liaison). These boats will primarily conduct liaison
duties: Transportation of Navy personnel inside naval bases and harbors.
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 The future VLI transport boat. Picture: DGA |
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The
VLI boats will have a length of 16 meters, a width of 4.50 meters and
a capacity for 36 passengers with their cargo and equipment. The VLI
can reach speeds of 15 knots with a range of 300 nautical miles. The VLI transport boat was designed by naval architect firm Pierre Delion and will be built by SOCARENAM in northern France. SOCARENAM built the CNIM designed EDAR/L-CAT landing catamaran sea to shore connectors of the French Navy as well as designed and built the new "Ready Duty Ship" patrol vessels of the Belgian Navy. The delivery of the first ten VLI transport boats is planned for 2016. |