Royal Polish Navy Jordan received two US production intervention boats under FMS

The transaction involves the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which took both units and mediated their transfer to the Jordanians. Jordan intends to use new equipment in its only seaport Akaba over the Gulf of Akaba in the Red Sea.

Response Boat-Mediums are standard USCG equipment produced by Vigor and FMM which is the main contractor in this program. These boats are used in USCG for search and rescue tasks, control of recreational units, environmental protection, carrying out police tasks on internal and coastal waters and combating smuggling of people and goods. USCG concluded a contract for the supply of 174 such units. Their producers obtained orders for the next 6 for Bahrain and the mentioned pair for Jordan. In addition, several civilian boats were sold to US police and state services. One used RB-M, from the USCG squad, acquired the Canadian Coast Guard.

RM-B boats have a displacement of 16.3 tonnes, length 13.64 m, width 4.46 m. dive They reach a maximum speed of 42.5 knots with two Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines with a total power of 615 kW. Their range is 250 nautical miles at 30 knots. The crew consists of 4 people and has two M240 machine guns.

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