Yugoimport unveiled the Premax 39 Multirole Fast Patrol Boat at Partner 2015 defense fair in Serbia

: Posted On Saturday, 27 June 2015 16:38

Naval Defense Industry News - Serbia

Yugoimport unveiled the Premax 39 Multirole Fast Patrol Boat at Partner 2015 defense fair in Serbia

At the International Defense Exhibition in Serbia, Partner 2015, which took place from the 23 to 26 June in Belgrade, Serbian State Defense Company Yugoimport unveiled the Premax 39, a Multirole Fast Patrol Boat especially designed to be used in rivers, lakes as well as littoral water.

Premax 39 Multirole Fast Patrol Boat at Partner 2015, International Defense Exhibition In Belgrade, Serbia.

Since 1949, YugoImport is the main supplier of the Serbian Ministry of Defense. The Company also exports a wide range of armament and defense equipment in all over the world. With this new product, Yugoimport shows its ability to design and develop light vessel and increase its portfolio of military and combat equipment.

The Premax 39 Multirole Fast Patrol Boat design is representing a modern solution for wide range of armed conflicts at rivers, lakes, as well as littoral/green/blue water area conflicts scenarios belonging to asymmetric warfare , including anti-piracy and anti-drug operations, counter guerrilla and counter-terrorist operations.

The hull and the framing are made of marine grade aluminium 5083, where are applied TIG (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding ) and MIG (using a metal inert gas welder) welding procedures. The boat uses a V shaped hull which offer the perfect design to navigate on rivers or to the sea. The Premax 39 is motorized with two Cummins QSB 6.7 diesel engines developing 480 hp., the propulsion is achieved by means two water jets to provide high speed and manoeuvrability. It has a maximum speed of 40 Knots with a maximum cruising range 200 miles / 5 hours.

The Premax 39 can carry a maximum of seven people. In the center of the boat, there is the pilot position located in a protected cabin. Navigation equipment includes GPS and radio communication systems. At the rear, there are two containers for bilge. The boat is fully protected with ballistic protection plates made of composite materials and ceramics to offer survivability for the crew and vital boat sections.

Premax 39 Multirole Fast Patrol Boat at Partner 2015, International Defense Exhibition In Belgrade, Serbia.

The Premax 39 showed at Partner 2015 was fitted with a full range of armament including M71/08 20mm automatic cannon mounted at the front of the boat, one M09 manually-controlled 12,7 mm heavy machine gun at the rear, and on each side one 7.62 mm light machine and one 30mm automatic grenade launcher.

Shipborne gun 20mm M71/08 is intended for close AD protection of small ships against attacks of the following aircraft: low-flying, low-speed craft and helicopters. In addition to its main purpose, this weapon can be successfully used in day and night conditions against other sea, land and aerial targets, such as: small ships, patrol boats, different facilities on land, motor vehicles, troops, parachuters etc.

The base of the gun 20mm M71/08 design are design solutions of 20mm M55 gun which has proven itself over many years of use as a highly reliable weapon in all conditions and a weapon easy to handle and maintain.

The main technical feature that M71/08 inherited, which represents a significant advantage over some other shipborne gun solutions of the same caliber, is the static balance of its elevating mass in all elevation angles even with the change of weight when the drum is emptied during firing. It has a maximum range of 5,500 m against surface targets and 4,000 m for aerial targets.

One M71/08 20mm automatic cannon is mounted at the front of the boat.

The M09 naval mount of manually-controlled 12.7 x 108 mm HMG is consisting of cradle-mounted 12. 7 x 108 mm M87 HMG and cradle-mounted FCS mounted on ship desk by rotating upper-carriage with operator seat.

The weapon is intended for mounting on light patrol boats and various bigger vessels, enabling effective, accurate and rapid engagement of various surface and air threats, including fast-moving boats, UAVs. helicopters, etc up to ranges of 2000 m. Weapon is featuring with high firepower, high ammunition magazine capacity and rapid reloading procedure. Mount design is also including operator ballistic shield and high field of action.