NationStates Jolt Archive


Federated Navy to Acquire New Attack Craft

Autonomous City-states
09-09-2004, 20:28
The Federated Navy today announced that a 30 million electrum contract will be awarded to General Defense Industries to develop two prototype Seaborne High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft (SHARC). Like an attack helicopter for the water, the SHARC will serve as a stealthy, high-speed attack boat to protect larger ships and harbors from small, armed boats and submarines. A modular equipment bay can either carry a special forces squad, search and rescue gear, or ELINT equipment.

Transdynamics Consortium is providing another 20 million electrums to the SHARC project to develop a prototype SHARC patrol boat variant for the Vista Sienna arcology under construction in Lake Costas on Mars. The equipment bay on the M-SHARC will be configured to either carry a security team or two recon UAVs.