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Applications, recently secured a $108 million, ? ve-year, inde? nite-delivery, inde? nite-quantity contact to build

Combatant Craft Assault vessels to support U.S. Special

Operations Command missions globally. The CCA is also the fourth USMI-designed craft to be awarded the David

Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award (including two from USSOCOM) over the last 25 years, Dreyfus says.

The award recognizes organizations, groups and teams that have demonstrated exemplary innovation using best acqui- sition practices that achieve acquisition excellence in DoD.

In addition, USMMI’s Naval Special Warfare Rigid In? at- able Boat, in production since 1998, continues to be a go-to craft for special forces around the world. The builder reports a signi? cant backlog for the NSWRIB for the coming years.

Willard Marine, Inc.

Willard Marine, Inc. has been in business since 1957 building military and commercial boats in Southern Cali- fornia. Over the years, WMI has transitioned from a rec- reational boat builder to exclusively build high-quality du- rable boats for military and commercial customers. It has been ful? lling U.S. Navy contracts for 7- and 11-meter

RIBS since 1989. Looking beyond the U.S. Navy, WMI has a diversi? ed customer base that includes several inter- national allies and domestic ? rst responders.

The Anaheim, Calif. boat builder is entering a new chapter, having recently been acquired by Future Mobility Solutions to join a family of boat builders including SeaLegs, Sillinger and Lancer. In collaboration with its sister companies, WMI has expanded its capabilities including autonomous and am- phibious crafts for domestic and international markets.

Domestically, WMI has acquired the rights to builder the Crystaliner vessels, a model widely used by ? rst re- sponders in southern California which WMI has rebrand- ed as the Surf Pro and Fire Pro. After this ? rst step into the hardsided boat market, WMI is expanding its portfolio to include a hard-sided 27’-30’ riverine assault boat. Intro- duced as the Assault Pro, this versatile craft is designed for close combat in shallow water or offshore interdiction. www.marinelink.com