The Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) provides high-speed, high-payload transport capability to the Combatant Commanders.
The EPF’s open mission deck and large habitability spaces provide the opportunity to conduct a wide range of missions.
EPF mission types
- Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)
- Uncrewed Air Vehicle mother ship
- Command and control
- Engagement and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief
With its ability to access small, minor, and degraded ports with minimal external support, the EPF provides unique options to Fleet and Combatant Commanders.
Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II
EPF Flight II provides a Role 2E medical capability, benefitting from the catamaran design which provides inherent stability to allow surgeons to perform underway medical procedures in an onboard operating suite. Enhanced capabilities to support V-22 flight operations and launch and recover 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) complement the ship’s medical facilities.
These Flight II upgrades along with EPF’s speed, manoeuvrability and shallow water access are key enablers for mission support of future Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations around the world.
Staying ahead in an evolving maritime world
In partnership with L3Harris and General Dynamics Mission Systems our team in the USA provided EPF13 with the capability to conduct up to 30 days of operation without human intervention.
