Kongsberg Maritime has clinched a deal to equip two Indonesian KCR-70 fast attack craft with advanced propulsion and maneuvering technology.
The contract covers the delivery of a propulsion system that uses a Combined Diesel and Gas turbine and integrates twin controllable pitch propeller Promas systems with a Kamewa waterjet.
This configuration enhances the speed and efficiency of the Southeast Asian archipelago’s naval vessels as it helps with fuel efficiency during routine patrols and provides a power boost when necessary.
Indonesia’s Fast Attack Craft
The new KCR-70 vessels undergoing construction at Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard are intended for multi-role operations, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as anti-surface and anti-air warfare.
Patterned after the shipyard’s FACM-70 design, the Indonesian fast attack craft is 70 meters (229 feet) long with an 850-tonne (1.87 million pounds) displacement.
It has a range of 1,600 nautical miles (1,841 miles/2,963 kilometers) and can run continuously for seven days.
With Kongsberg’s advanced propulsion system, the KCR-70s will be capable of sailing beyond 40 knots (74 kilometers/46 miles per hour).
