futuristic maritime boats: DALO and Danske patruljeskibe K/S finalize agreement for state-of-the-art Danish naval vessels

R???l N?v? ?x???im?nt?ti?n shi? XV P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt is t?stin? n?w ?????s ?n? s??tw??? which will c???t? ? s???? ?n? ??tt??-s?????t?? s?l?ti?n t? th? ???i?m?nt c????ntl? ?s?? ?? th? Fl??t. Th? ?istinctiv? ?l?ck ?n? ???k ???? v?ss?l h?? th? tw? ?i?c?s ?? kit st?????? t? h?? ??ck ??? ? s??i?s ?? t?sts ?n? t?i?ls ?l?n? th? s??th c??st. Th? l????? ?? th? tw? ?????s, RT1084 c????ntl? inst?ll?? ?n T??? 23 ??i??t?s, is ?s?? t? s?????t n?vi??ti?n whil? th? sm?ll?? RT1083 s?st?m is ??stin?? t? ???l?c? th? ?xistin? RT1007 ??? n?vi??ti?n ?n? ?vi?ti?n ?s?? ?c??ss m?lti?l? shi?s, incl??in? H?nt-cl?ss min?h?nt??s. In ? ?i?st ??? th? n?v? ?n? th? MOD’s D???nc? E??i?m?nt ?n? S?????t (DE&S), th? ????? w?s l????? ?n t? P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt ??? ? th?????h ?ss?ssm?nt ?h??? ?? its inst?ll?ti?n.

Bl?ck?tt’s c?mm?n?in? ???ic?? C?mm?n??? Mich??l H?tchins?n s?i?,“This t??? ?? w??k is ?x?ctl? wh?t th? v?ss?l sh??l? ?? ?tilis?? ???. T?stin? n?w ???i?m?nt s?ch ?s th? ?????s is ?n? ?? th? ???s?ns P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt w?s ???c???? ?? N?v?X. W? h?v? ?t ??? ?is??s?l ? ???ic?t?? t?st??? th?t w? c?n ?s? t? s?????t th?s? s??t ?? t?i?ls. It m??ns w? ??n’t h?v? t? t?k? ?? th? tim? ?? th? T??? 45s ?? 23s. W? c?n ??t ?s m?ch ?vi??nc? ?s ??ssi?l? ??? th? ??ll ???l?c?m?nt ??????mm? ?? t?kin? th?s? ?????s t? s?? ?n? ?sin? th?m in ???l-w??l? sc?n??i?s. Th? shi? h?s ??m?nst??t?? in th? ??st ??w w??ks th?t it c?n w??k ?n ??t??? t?chn?l??i?s v??? m?ch in th? ???l? st???s ?? ??v?l??m?nt, ??t with th? h??? ??t?nti?l, ?ll th? w?? th????h t? ???i?m?nt th?t w? n??? in th? h??? ?n? n?w.

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Ch?is Ev?ns, wh?’s ???n w??kin? ?n th? ???j?ct ??? DE&S, s?i?,“Th? ???l-w??l? ???lic?ti?n P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt c?n ????? is im???t?nt. B????? w? ?i?n’t h?v? th? ??ilit? t? t?st s?m? ?? this t?chn?l??? ?t s?? ?n? m?k? tw??ks ?n? ?n? n?c?ss??? ch?n??s. All this h?? t? ?? ??n? ?nc? inst?ll?? ?n th? shi? which w?sn’t i???l. N?w, w? c?n t?k? it t? s?? ?n? t?st it in ? ??n?mic ?nvi??nm?nt which h?sn’t ???n ?n ??ti?n in th? ??st.”

In th? ??st, th? ???i?m?nt w??l? h?v? ??n? ???m th? ??ct??? ?l??? t? t?stin? ?sh??? ?n? th?n ?nt? th? ??si??? shi? ?n? ?n? ????l?ms w??l? h?v? h?? t? ?? s??t?? in th? ?i?l? – ?? ???c? th? shi? t? ??t??n t? ???t. B?t with P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt ?v?il??l? ??? this s??t ?? w??k, ?n? t??thin? ????l?ms c?n ?? s??t?? ?h??? ?? ?in?l inst?ll?ti?n. P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt ?n? h?? shi?’s c?m??n? ?? ?iv? s?il?? t? C?w?s ?n? ?s?? th? n?w n?vi??ti?n ????? t? m?n???v?? ?n? n?vi??t? ????n? ??chts, j?t skis, t?nk??s ?n? ?th?? t????ic in th? S?l?nt. Th? tw? ?????s h?v? ???n l????? ?nt? ? PODS (P??sist?nt O????ti?n?l D??l??m?nt S?st?m) t? ???lic?t? th? h?i?ht th?? w??l? ?? ?n th? H?nt-cl?ss shi?s, with ?ll th? s??tw???, wi??s ?n? ??t? sc???ns ??l? t? ?? st???? insi?? wh?n n?t in ?s? ??? th? t?i?ls. This t?i?l c?m?s tw? w??ks ??t?? P?t?ick Bl?ck?tt w??k?? with Im???i?l C?ll??? L?n??n t? t?st ? ???nt?m n?vi??ti?n s?st?m.