2020 Nautic Africa 42M Frontier

The 42m FRONTIER Fast Inshore Patrol Vessel is designed for use by navies, coast guard agencies and other maritime authorities. The 42 m FRONTIER IPV is able to perform typical missions such as maritime patrol, search-and-rescue and protection of economic waters.  Offering designs for various speed requirements, these IPVs can quickly respond to various challenges through high performance and excellent seakeeping characteristics.  The basic design can be easily adapted to suit littoral or confined and shallow waters environments and handle specific challenges, such as rapid interception of smugglers, pirates or rogue fishing vessels. The vessel can be fitted with weapons and systems in line with its mission profile.

The vessel is powered by three diesel driven waterjets and is fitted with two bow thrusters. A range of 1500nm can be achieved at a cruise speed of 21 knots with an impressive 32 knots max speed. For rapid RHIB deploy an aft launch has bene integrated to help perform specialized swift tasks.