Vard Marine Inc (VARD), a Fincantieri firm, has actually released the Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at the Canadian protection exhibition CANSEC 2023, together with Team Vigilance companion firms Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH Defence, and also Fincantieri.
Collectively, Team Vigilance companion firms bring huge and also remarkable abilities and also experience to birth in marine ship layout, Canadian and also worldwide shipbuilding, the assimilation of fight and also offboard systems, modular haul systems, and also life-cycle options. This cooperation makes certain Team Vigilance has the ability to satisfy the requirements of any kind of marine driver in this room and also past, Vard stated.
“Tailored to the needs of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet, Vigilance strikes the balance between flexibility, adaptability, and size, while maintaining the life-cycle cost advantages VARD’s naval designs are known for. The vessel has been conceived for high-tempo sovereignty missions and engineered for global deployment and forward basing abroad,” Vard stated.
“Cost effective and forward-looking, Vigilance will fulfill critical operational needs through a combination of organic and modular capabilities, enabling core naval mission such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, subsea infrastructure protection, mine countermeasures, resource conservation, and maritime interdiction operations. The seamless integration of the CUBE plug-and-play mission module and payload handling system ensures Vigilance remains future-proof and can offer a true multi-mission capability regardless of the tasks assigned to the vessel,” Vard included.
According to Vard, the vessel is meant to please predicted future needs under the 2nd column of the Government of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy as a substitute for the Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, these brand-new ships will certainly be created, developed, and also furnished inCanada
“Vigilance will provide the sailors of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve the modern tools they need to protect Canada’s vital interests at home and abroad,” Vard stated.
Derek Buxton, Vice President Business Development, Vard Marine Inc., stated: “With our experience in designing modern multi-mission OPVs such as the RCN’s AOPS and the USCG’s Heritage Class Cutters, and the vast, aligned, experience of our Team Vigilance partners, we stand ready to support the Government of Canada throughout the ongoing conception, development, delivery, and deployment of their future offshore patrol vessel program.”
