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Offshore Patrol 83

Steel offshore patrol vessel design derived from a proven tropical border-patrol platform, with aviation deck, mission bay, RHIB launch and recovery and scalable missile systems.

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Description

The Offshore Patrol 83 is a new steel vessel design from Austal, derived from a platform with proven success operating in tropical environments and conducting border patrol and maritime operations.

Key features

  • Aviation deck supporting helicopters and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) for multi-domain missions
  • Mission bay and aft storage areas for embarking containerised mission modules
  • Starboard boat deck and stern designed for safe, rapid launch and recovery of Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs)
  • Scalable console system growth, including Surface to Air Missile (SAM) and Surface to Surface Missile (SSM) systems

Applications

  • Border patrol and maritime security operations
  • Multi-domain naval missions combining crewed vessels, helicopters and UAS

Specifications

Hull materialSteel
AviationHelicopters and UAS
BoatsRHIB launch and recovery (starboard boat deck and stern)
Mission payloadContainerised mission modules

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