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40MNMarch 2012 Recent Small Boat Contracts Between Selected U.S. Suppliers And BuyersSupplierCustomerValueDetails BrunswickU.S. Army$36 million60 Boston Whaler Justice patrol boats over four years. Konrad MarineU.S. NavyAirborne Mine Not disclosedtwelve stern drive units, contract signed in 2011. CountermeasuresKonrad MarineIndonesian & Australian Not disclosed100 stern drive units in fourth-quarter 2011, delivery to be Governments complete in first-half 2012.Kvichak MarineU.S. Coast Guard Not disclosed80 aluminum TPSB boats; 13 delivered. Kvichak MarineU.S. Coast Guard $600 million180 aluminum response boats, contract signed in 2006, 80 delivered.Metal SharkU.S. Coast Guard, CBP$192 million500 aluminum boats to be delivered over the next eight years. Moose BoatsU.S. Navy $3.5 millioneight-boat catamaran contract completed in March 2011. Willard MarineMexico, Lebanon, EgyptNot disclosedhigh-speed RIBs for a variety of missions. Willard MarineU.S. Navy Not disclosedRIBs for large ships. Source: Supplier Companiesthe New Orleans Fire Dept. for fire fighting, rescue, dive and security capabilities. Mark Stott, sales engineer at Moose Boats, said ?the M3-36 will be equipped with a dedicated 1,500 GPM fire pump, dual remote-control fire monitors, foam capabilities and a positive pressure CBRN air filtration system.? In January, Moose Boats delivered a M1-44 foot cata- maran to the New Jersey State Police in Point Pleasant to fight fires in southern New Jersey, Stott said. The M1-44? is an all-aluminum catamaran powered by twin 600hp Cummins diesel engines coupled to twin Hamilton 322 water-jets with Hamilton Blue Arrow Controls and a hydraulically driven fire-fighting system with a remote control bow monitor rated for 750 GPM pumping. Moose Boats designs and builds all projects from the ground up, Stott said. The company completed an eight- boat contract, valued at around $3.5 million, for the U.S. Navy last year, with the final vessel delivered in March 2011. They were M2-35 outboard-powered catamarans for the U.S. Navy's Force Protection Large classification. BUILDERSHOPETO WEATHER SPENDING CUTS Domestic small boat builders, especially those active in the small craft military solution niche, today find them- selves looking beyond their current healthy backorder books. And, as the U.S. Congress lops off two larger, more high-profile Coast Guard platforms from their recapital- ization plan, builders know that the smaller, multi-hull mission sets are also being scrutinized. ?Cuts in the U.S. military budget this year and next will directly affect us since we're a small business," Lozano at Willard said. "But we have customers around the world, and are well posi- tioned in the Middle East and other regions.? Davis at BCGP expects defense-spending cuts to impact upcoming, new small-boat programs by causing delays or cancellations. ?Projects already in place and committed are unlikely to be affected, however,? he said. Abbie Walther, vice president and general manager at Moose Boats, said ?we are continuing to book orders from feder- al, state and municipal customers. The sales cycles per project have become longer in general, but orders are still being placed nonetheless.?The current trend in military and law enforcement spending is a stark reminder that, frequently, the weapon of choice in the battle against terror here at home and unrest abroad is no longer the 600-foot warship. Arguably, the smaller profile high-tech platform being produced today right here at home is every bit as important. MN#3 (32-49):MN 2011 Layouts 3/2/2012 10:23 AM Page 40