The dagger speedboat is used to transport SEALs, with a maximum speed of 60 knots.

The dagger high-speed test boat developed by the American Naval Structure and Ocean Engineering Company is a very fast stealth boat with a maximum speed of 60 knots (110 km/h) and a cruising speed of 40 knots (74 km/h). If the boat runs at the maximum speed, it is basically equivalent to the speed of driving on the expressway, you know, this is at sea!

The picture shows a close-up of the bottom of the dagger test boat. Its shape is double M-shaped, which looks very sci-fi. When sailing on the sea, the main hull leaves the sea, which can reduce friction and resistance, thus ensuring high-speed driving performance.

The dagger test boat can be towed by a trailer. The boat has a full displacement of 60 tons, a length of 12 meters, a width of 5 meters and a draft of 0.8 meters. The crew is equipped with 3 people, and can also carry 12 SEALs.

The test boat is mainly used to carry out tasks in the coastal areas. In the fully loaded state, the endurance at full speed is 500 nautical miles (900 kilometers). The dagger test boat is very smooth and has very strong stealth performance.

When it is empty, the weight of the dagger test boat is 45 tons, and the cargo ship can transport it directly. The boat is made of carbon fiber and other synthetic materials, and it is also the largest ship built with this material in the United States, and its hull strength is very high.

Because of the double M hull, the dagger test boat has the ability to run at high speed in bad sea conditions, and its price is 6 million to 10 million US dollars. Compared with ordinary ships, this price is very expensive.

The picture shows a close-up of the tail of the dagger test boat. Note that there are four propellers under it, and the blades are relatively wide. Above the propeller, there is a platform for retracting rigid inflatable boats.

When used in combat, the dagger test boat will quickly penetrate into the coastal waters of the other side, then put down the rigid inflatable boat and send the SEALs to the shore to perform the task.

Top view of dagger test boat. Because it is used as a test boat, it is not equipped with fixed weapons. But if necessary, it can be equipped with weapons or sensors.

Rigid inflatable boat returning home. Since it was put into use, the dagger test boat has participated in many exercises, such as trident warrior exercises and mine-clearing exercises.

On the dagger test boat, a guide rail for launching drones can be installed. After the UAV is equipped, the perception ability of the dagger test boat will be improved geometrically. Moreover, the data obtained by drones can be shared, thus forming an information network.

After its appearance, the dagger test boat has been rated as the best invention for many times. Under the condition of modern war, the importance of network technology is becoming more and more important. As a new generation boat, the dagger test boat adopts the network keel technology, has an internal LAN with a bandwidth of 1 gigabyte and storage facilities, and also reserves many interfaces.

Under the new war conditions, the importance of special operations is becoming increasingly obvious, and the United States has established a special operations command. Special operations are more and more closely combined with network-centric warfare, and stronger information acquisition, dissemination and utilization capabilities will make special operations more and more powerful.

At present, not only the dagger test boat, but also several stealth boats are being developed by the US military. Once finalized, the new generation of boats will provide more powerful capabilities for the US special operations forces. And this trend, we must pay attention to.