First time exhibitor, CTruk, is launching its new Twin Hulled Offshore Raider (THOR) at DSEI in London from 10-13 September 2013.
In addition to CTruk’s stand presence (S8-298), THOR is taking part in the twice-daily waterborne displays adjacent to the ExCel venue and seats are available on board for journalists who wish to experience THOR’s capabilities as a fast and stable force protection craft.
THOR is a multi-role, reconfigurable and affordable vessel with a range of applications from force protection to disaster relief. THOR has a lightweight composite construction, which gives excellent fuel efficiency, thereby saving on operating costs and maximising time on task. With a length of 11m and a top speed in excess of 40 knots, THOR is fast and suitable for sustained operations over long distances and time periods. THOR is fitted with a remote weapon station and other crew served weapons and it can be rapidly deployed via a C17 or A400M, it can be carried in mission bays of surface combatants and also from a CTruk 50T mother ship.
Designed by CTruk, THOR incorporates a range of high-tech equipment, provided through the CTruk Collaborative Amphibious Project (CAP), a consortium of key subsystems manufacturers that have joined forces to deliver an innovative vessel design with advanced options (details in the notes of this release).
Alastair Stangroom, Director of Operations for CTruk’s Military and Security Division, commented: “We are all extremely excited about the launch of THOR. Not only is it an outstanding and ingenious design, but the combined equipment and expertise of the CTruk CAP consortium has resulted in a vessel that delivers multi-role capability, high performance and cost efficiency.”
[mappress] Press Release, September 10, 2013; Image: CTruk