SSC 113 on delivery, courtesy Textron Systems and US Naval Sea Systems Command.

News Note July 2025

This month we have news of the latest SSC delivery and contracts in the US, while three Griffon GH2500 craft have been delivered to the Pakistan Navy. Two Wind Farm SES, the UMOE Firmus and Rapid have moved to management by Tee Marine in Denmark.

There is a range of news from Griffon Marine including their new Commando Insertion Craft concept.

New deliveries of air lubricated ships have been reported from Silverstream and Knutsen, and the first technical conference on ALS has been held in Trondheim.

Hovercraft rescue services have been busy in the UK and France during June and July. Meanwhile the HoverAid River Rover has reached its base in Madagascar and begun medical services along the Mangoky river system.

In Sweden, Ivanoff Hovercraft have completed a 500km expedition along the river that borders Finland up to the Norwegian border, a major achievement for light hovercraft.

Finally, we give links to some YouTube videos!

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