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BOATBUILDING ment on most government procurements. A GSA approved ties has also grown.

supplier since 1996, MetalCraft has specialized in world- MetalCraft set out to build the most mission capable class, high-speed ? re and crew boats for over 30 years. boat, that is con? gurable to meet the needs of a vast ar-

The Interceptor line has allowed MetalCraft to greatly ray of end users, yet was cost effective to customize and expand its product range into the tactical and enforce- construct. The 10M Fast-Attack Interceptor, as exhibited ment communities. The USCG Long Range Interceptor, at this year’s Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC), an 11 boat contract for high-speed interdiction, enforce- is modular, actively con? gurable, and, as noted above, is ment, and SAR missions, started the transition into this chock full of impressive equipment.

new market. Since the LRI development, and the success- The 10M Fast-Attack Interceptor demonstration plat- ful delivery of 19 9M Interceptors to two elite military form has been in the water since July 2018, and traveled groups, the line has grown rapidly in popularity and suc- from northern NY State where it was built, on to Bruns- cess. With ? reboats at its very roots, the ? rm has con- wick Commercial and Government Products’ facilities for tinued to integrate ? re systems into its Interceptor boats, a number of upgrades, before heading to the 2018 Work- allowing for greater mission capability. As the popularity boat show. There, in New Orleans, scores of potential buy- of this type of hull increases – within MetalCraft and its ers will kick the tires. And, within the pages of this edition many competitors – the need for multi-mission capabili- of MarineNews, you’ve already beaten them to it.

MetalCraf ’s Interceptor Line introduced in 2013 … history at a glance

YEAR Customer / remarks Number Size Missions 2013 Design Inception / USCG 8 11 meter SAR Patrol / vBSS 2014 Canadian Dept. of National Defense 16 9 meter Patrol, VBSS 2016 Undisclosed Military Sale 4 9 meter Patrol, VBSS 2016 Undisclosed Military Sale 2 9 meter SAR Patrol 2017 Undisclosed Military Sale 8 9 meter SAR Patrol 2107 USCG / additional LRI 3 11 meter SAR Patrol VBSS 2017 First municipal buyer 1 9 meter SAR Fire 2018 Municipal buyers 4 12 meter SAR Patrol Fire 2018 Launch 1st iN-10M, municipal buyer 2 10 meter SAR Patrol 2018 USCG, CB-L, IN-7m 5 year IDQ7 meter 2018 Undisclosed Military Sale 1 12 meter Test Boat 2018 Undisclosed Military Sale 1 9 meter Test boat

TOTALS *** 50 + *** various

Source: MetalCraf

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