b'Partner News Winter 2020 33CorporateBMT reaches major milestone with a design win for new cutting-edge fast patrol boats for the Royal Navys Gibraltar SquadronDesigned for Marine Specialised Technology (MST), the two new 19m fast, patrol vessels will provide the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron with a modern, high-speed, and effective capability for fulfilling their important role.BMT is pleased to announce its partnershipThis contract is a great reflection of the with Marine Specialised Technology (MST)way our teams can combine expertise who have been selected by the UK Ministryto produce a winning design, as well as of Defence (MoD) following a competitivea tailored ILS package. The 19m vesselsThis latest contracttender process to provide two state-of-the- will provide a step forward in enhancingunderscores our agility art high-speed fast patrol vessels. With anoperational capabilities for the Royal Navys overall length of 19 metres, the new design,Gibraltar Squadron.in producing carefully which is capable of 40 knots has beentailored designs that selected by the MoD to be operated by theBMT has an extensive range of proven Royal Navys Gibraltar Squadron.in-service patrol boats for the demandingsuit each individual military and coastguard sectors in theoperators particularAs part of this public procurement, BMT isUK and overseas.This latest contract also pleased to announce that our team willunderscores our agility in producingrequirements.be providing a comprehensive Integratedcarefully tailored designs that suit Logistics Support (ILS) package. This latesteach individual operators particular contract for a government customer is arequirements.significant milestone for the international design consultancy in the market for highBMT has a proven track record in performance patrol vessels. designing naval vessels. Its breadth of naval expertise and comprehensive range Built by Marine Specialised Technologyof high-performance patrol vessels, from (MST), the two high performance naval9m to 80m, has offered their UK and assets will be capable of operating in theinternational customer base with unrivalled most demanding of conditions and will beseakeeping, speed, and reliability. The delivered over the course of the next threeinternational design consultancy has a years. wealth of experience in naval architecture for commercial, military and export Sarah Kenny, Chief Executive at BMTapplications, covering hull development, commented: We are excited that ourclass level designs and detailed production design has been selected for this technicallyengineering for a wide array of vessels and challenging project.platform technologies.'