A Liverpool firm making workboats for the military has received a £36m contract to build and deliver patrol craft for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Police and Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) forces.
Under the new five-year contract announced today by the MoD, Marine Specialised Technology will build 18 units replacing the current fleet - to be used around Royal Naval bases in the UK and Gibraltar territorial waters.
A total of 16 will be for the MOD, while two will go to the GDP.
Marine Specialised Technology Group (“MST Group”), alongside design partner BMT, is delighted to announce that the first Police Patrol Craft being built for the UK Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and the Gibraltar Ministry of Defence Police (GDP), has officially been launched on to the River Mersey and will undertake trials.
Marine Specialised Technology Group (MST), alongside design partner BMT, announced that the first Police Patrol Craft (PPC) being built for the UK Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and the Gibraltar Ministry of Defence Police (GDP), has officially been launched on to the River Mersey and will now undertake a series of trials.
Awarded in March 2021, The Police Patrol Craft (PPC) contract is a six-year programme that will see delivery of eighteen state-of-the-art patrol craft to various Police units around the UK and Gibraltar.
The Patrol Craft will be used to ensure protection of major Royal Naval Assets, including capital ships and submarines, as well as installations in and around UK dockyard ports, Gibraltar Naval Base and wherever else necessary. continues
First High-Speed Patrol Craft for UK & Gibraltar Defence Police
The first Police Patrol Craft being built for the UK Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) and the Gibraltar Ministry of Defence Police (GDP), has officially been launched on to the River Mersey and will undertake trials.
Awarded in March 2021, The Police Patrol Craft (PPC) contract is a six-year programme that will see delivery of eighteen state-of-the-art patrol craft to various Police units around the UK and Gibraltar. The Patrol Craft will be used to ensure protection of major Royal Naval Assets, including capital ships and submarines, as well as installations in and around UK dockyard ports, Gibraltar Naval Base, and wherever else necessary.
