U.S NAVY TO BUILD T-CRAFTS

U.S NAVY TO BUILD T-CRAFTS

The U.S. Navy has planned develop a Transformable Craft capable of ferrying heavy tanks from ships at sea. T-Craft is expected to travel at 40 knots and carry at least six tanks, and is able to survive 57-knot winds and 60-foot waves. It must also mitigate wave motion, to allow the transfer of vehicles from one ship to the other while rocking on the high seas.

The companies Alion Science and Umoe-Mandal have been give the enormous task of bringing this technology to life. The T-Craft would enable the rapid transfer of Army and Marine Corps equipment ashore. This capability does not currently exist. The main objective of this project is to reduce the dependence of U.S forces on foreign ports during aggressive campaigns.