MANTA MKII ASD

17m Fast Patrol/Interceptor Craft (FPIC)

The MANTA MKII ASD belongs to our highly successful series of multipurpose high speed crafts designed according to the award winning ASD (Arrow System Design) hull shape. The main mission profiles for this craft are:

• Patrol / Escort
• Assault
• Border Protection
• Boarding of suspect craft
• Search & rescue

The use of aluminium as building material means that this high speed craft can be easily adapted to special and varied requirements of our customers.

The baseline configuration accommodates a crew of 6 and consists of a fully air conditioned wheelhouse and a 6 bed cabin complete with sanitary amenities.

The propulsion system consists of twin 1200 hp MAN or MTU diesel engines coupled with surface piercing Arneson drives with Rolla propellers which allows it to achieve top speeds of 45 to over 50 knots depending on adopted configuration. Research is currently underway to design and develop a variant with waterjet propulsion.

There are currently 3 variants for the MANTA:

TYPE ‘A’ – BASELINE VERSION

The first and baseline version comes with a weapon plant for a pedestal-mounted 12.7 mm machine gun or 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher located in the gun pit at the fore part of the boat. The aft deck accommodates weapon plants for up to 3 x pedestal mounted 12.7 (or 7.62) mm machine guns (port, starboard and centre) which ensure maximum fire coverage against incoming threats from all fronts.

TYPE ‘B’ – ADD-ON BALLISTIC PROTECTION

TYPE B incorporates ballistic or blast resistant solutions capable of withstanding threat levels up to NIJ STD 0-108.01 Level III (multi-strike 7.62 x 51 M80 ammunition).

The 12.7 mm machine gun at the fore is replaced by either a 40/50 Remote Weapon Station developed in-house by Suncraft or other commercially available small calibre naval gun systems.

TYPE ‘C’ – CIVILAN VERSION

TYPE C variant comes without weapon plants for armaments or ballistic protection and is suitable for use by civilian entities such as Maritime Port/ Administrative Authorities.

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS

Border protection includes anti-smuggling, anti piracy, fisheries inspections & patrols, immigration law enforcement