drones are transforming Warfare and support ships for the world's navies this is the multi-purpose support ship 9000 from International ship Builders Damon group designed mainly as a drone carrier for the deployment of uavs uuvs and usvs it's also a support vessel for Naval submarine rescue and Diving operations as well as helicopter and Maritime safety operations and search and rescue missions at 130 M long and a top speed of 18 knots it'll have a cruising speed range of 10,000 nautical miles AF and forward multimission drone Bays will house fixed wing and VTO drones and special Mission
equipment add to that a helicopter hanger flight deck and drone Runway and you've got a very useful asset the ship will also be designed to have a 60 M boarding boat lcvp or cb90 boat on each of its sides work is already underway on one of the multi-purpose ships in Romania for the Portuguese Navy expected to enter active service in the second half of 2026 Stuart Rumble B FBS forces news