The contribution of Tank Boat X18 is to overall battlespace capability provides tactical commanders with a new concept of a truly multi-purpose maritime craft system.
Tank Boat X18 is the product of 10 years of investment and development between Europe and Indonesia with the cutting-edge of international technology, combines surveillance, protection, and assistance at a reasonable cost.
The Revolution in Maritime Force Projection
Tank Boat Gives Operators a versatility that has only been dreamt of before
A new concept from the international leader in gun and boat design
The Tank Boat X18 represent a highly effective, versatile and effective that is a necessary addition to the existing surface fleet.
Low op costs, latest navionic tech, interface with drones & border surveillance capabilities
The geopolitical environment and the future naval/air/sea battlefield present demanding challenges for structure, equipment and tactical employment. Conventional warfighting in support of national territorial defence will remain the benchmark against which armed forces must train and prepare, involving the commitment of combined arms in a battlespace where the capability to rapidly manoeuvre and concentrate fire will be at a premium. However, it is operations other than conventional war that are likely to remain a more common form of commitment, ranging from border skirmishes to counter-insurgency to participation in UN or coalition peacekeeping operations.
Photos Credits: PT Lundin, PT Pindad & Patrick Ledig
The Tank Boat X18 is innovative, fast, stealthy, and highly maneuverable with a catamaran design.
