Vestdavit has designed a multiple-boat handling system to make boat handling safer and simpler in the hangars and mission bays of warships, seismic craft and expedition yachts.
The MissionEase system can stow, launch and retrieve up to seven different RIBS, daughter boats and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in high seas from within a protected hangar.
Hydraulic Cradles
MissionEase works on a system of hydraulic cradles which moves boats safely from stowage positions to maintenance, preparation or launch areas of the mission bay. It links seamlessly with dual or single-point davits to deploy or recover boats in high seas from either side of the vessel.
High Seas
Existing systems rely on overhead gantries to move the boats within the bay. When the ship is moving that is dangerous, and slinging and unslinging takes time. MissionEase allows the boats to be moved safely and quickly within the bay on the cradles, even in high seas or with a list on the vessel. The boats are fed directly to the davits for launch, or feed directly back into the stow when recovered.
In addition to a wide range of types and sizes of boats and USVs, MissionEase will also handle standard teu containers for stores and armament when the vessel is in port.
Next Generation Warships
Vestdavit is patenting the multi-cradle apparatus at the heart of the MissionEase system and is in discussions with major navies about fitting it to the next generation of warships.
