Sri Lankan Build Fac

[Thanushka]

Hi,

Although this is an Automobile site I thought of publishing this, becoz we can be proud as Sri Lankans. We are the builders of the fastest Fast Attack Crafts in the reigon. The Colombo Class FAC III. (It seems like that the Image is not loading. In case use the URL.) For more information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Fast_At...Craft#_note-NT1

http://www.denaljogja.mil.id/janes/jfs2001/jfs_2933.htm.

Sorry for posting this on an Automobile Site.

Thanks.

Edited November 9, 2007 by Thanushka

[Ripper]

  Thanushka said:

Hi,

Although this is an Automobile site I thought of publishing this, becoz we can be proud as Sri Lankans. We are the builders of the fastest Fast Attack Crafts in the reigon. The Colombo Class FAC III. (It seems like that the Image is not loading. In case use the URL.) For more information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Fast_At...Craft#_note-NT1

http://www.denaljogja.mil.id/janes/jfs2001/jfs_2933.htm.

Sorry for posting this on an Automobile Site.

Thanks.

Bro CDL has been building these for a while...the last i heard was that they have tied up with a foreign ship building company to make larger OPV's etc... These will be bluewater capable vessels...

Even our small time boatbuilders like Ne*l Marine, Blu* Star have been building larger boats to export markets. I met an american boat buillder who work with B.star to make boats to the US market...

Strictly on naval crafts... we recently took delivery of a few RHIB's from the US... these are also capable of 45+knots and are extremely agile...Plus they have a decent radar intercept capability with a stabilized gun system with an IR hook up...

Can' understand why our guys can't make vessels of this class since it's better have a large number of smaller and agile craft with good firepower than a few large ones... Hopefully those are also in the drawing board...

We have built local UAV's, FAC's etc so let's hope the trend continues

OT... i've seen a dvora FAC possible at full throttle quite up close when they made a high speed pass close the boat i was fishing from in the seas off hendala, Man that's a lovely sight

Only the rear end of the boat touches the water as it almost fly off the waves leaving a massive wake behind it