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12 Oct 2026

Cameroon, Georgia Receive FMS for Metal Shark Patrol Boats

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Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded two U.S. Coast Guard Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts to produce patrol boats for the maritime forces of Cameroon and the Republic of Georgia. Each contract includes a Metal Shark 38 Defiant patrol boat, transport trailer, spare-parts package, and operator training. The vessels will be constructed at Metal Shark's production facility in Jeanerette, Louisiana.The welded-aluminum 38 Defiant is a military and law-enforcement patrol platform designed to support coastal patrol…

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