67,000-pound payload capacity: US Navy’s new unmanned attack boat to offer 10,000-mile range
Story by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra • 19h
A new type of attack boat with modular capability is being built for the US Navy. Named Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC), the vessel is expected to carry more than 67,000 pounds (28,122 kilograms) of payload, which is double the capacity of comparable craft.
BlackSea Technologies’ boat will include 198 kWe electrical power to support advanced sensors and weapon systems.
The vessel offers 3,000 nm range at 10 knots and extended self-deploying range of 10,000 nm.
Extended operational flexibility, equipped with Anti-Submarine Warfare
Unlike retrofitted commercial hulls, BlackSea’s MASC USV was designed from the keel up to maximize payload access, capacity, and operational flexibility.
With twice the payload area and electrical power of similar-sized vessels, the platform supports seven mission profiles out of the box: Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Electronic Warfare/ISR, Logistics, Infrastructure Monitoring, Strike, and Mine Warfare (MCM/MIW).
“Our approach starts with the mission, not the platform,” said Todd Greene, Deputy Director of Advanced Technology at BlackSea. “We designed a flexible, modular combatant that can evolve with the Fleet and be built at scale today, not years from now.”
Integrated propulsion units will power the vessel
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