SPEARHEAD (EPF-1) class Weapon Systems // Ships // Auxiliary

This class is based on the design of the WESTPAC EXPRESS. The Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV) program is run by the program manager for strategic sealift of the Naval Sea Systems Command. It is a U.S. Navy-led acquisition of a platform intended to support users in the Dept. of the Navy and Dept. of the Army. The JHSV program is a cooperative effort for a high-speed, shallow-draft vessel for rapid intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. The JHSV is expected to reach speeds...