US Marines Try Swedish Monstrously Powerful Riverine Boats at Full Speed

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on how some militaries conduct water insertions from moving patrol boats.

Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation, any use of these content without permission is forbidden.

Don't forget to subscribe us on Facebook or Twitter.

You have a question or you would like to send us footage. Send us a message.

[martinwiren]

I was boat commander in the Swedish Special Marines as we call "Coastal Rangers" and 1984 we already tested different Protetypes with Water jets engines and special hulls that finally became Stridsbåt 90 ( Combat Boat 90 ) 90 = Year 1990. It was originally made for our Coastel Rangers when they attack islands in full speed entering the shores. The waterjet engines are made so we reverse the jet and the Boats stops in 5 meters getting only the nose on the shore so the hull is intact and the Badasses rush out and do their job. More info I cannot reveal what we do, hehe. But you can imagine with full equipped with Robot system from Bofors plus 40 mm Canon etc, Machine Guns etc what a fight we can give the enemy in our own backyard.

[WhiskeymyHoz]

As an Alaskan fishing guide who's spent the past 28 years sledding up and down many of AK's most challenging rivers, I'm jealous, envious and completely approve of these beautiful tools of the trade.

[Nescit_Occasum]

USMC was first made aware of the Stridsbat 90 back in 1992 with visit of the then CMC General Carl Mundy, who actually took the helm of one the craft in the Stockholm archipelago. General Mundy was the guest of Royal Coast Artillery Brigadier Per Lundbeck. General Mundy also witnessed activities of the Swedish Coastal Rangers and Combat Divers in the cold winter waters during his official visit to Sweden, the first time for a Marine Commandant.

[SageOfHeaven]

As the brother-country of Sweden, Norway with it's massive coastline, depend on these boats for defense :) Thanks Sweden.
TBH the video is in Norway.

[keeshaug]

This is in Harstad, Norway. The training is done together with the Norwegian Costal Ranger Commando. The boats are Swedish produced though.

[raven-wfso]

You gotta hand it to the swedes they make some first class gear 👌🇸🇪🇬🇧

[michaelmacdonell]

Scandinavian forces have the kind of boats that are designed by obsessive engineers, to be driven by absolute lunatics. A powerful symbiosis.

[erixx]

Should have had a clip when it stops from full speed, it is a pretty impressive sight!

[TheAslakVind]

Even the Stockholm Police have themselves a 90H, sounds incredible!

[bikepacker]

They may be Swedish boats, but the military was Norwegian.

[marvindebot]

These days (and for quite a while now) no one does small, fast military vessels anywhere near as well as the Scandinavians. When it comes to fast boats they reign supreme, check out some of their post-war boats that are now collector-owned, these countries took over PT Boat development where Higgins left off and the results are always awesome.

[komocka]

They are made to be used in the worlds biggest archipelago, using the protection from island, not on open sea

[petter]

Some say that the swedes can drive these boats anywhere and anytime.
Modern dragon ships 👍🏻

[Macovic]

Oh tried the ones in Norwegian service. Brothers on the west side of Scandinavia.

US version is pretty sweet

[andreasgiobel]

"crash stopped" in stridsbåt 90 from +40 knots with less than 2<meters to rocks/cliffs, that boat is awesome in so many ways

[am]

When I see Japanese soldiers, I imagine that they are mobilising to stop Godzilla.

[jossefjossikajit]

Very IMPRESSIVE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
THANKS FOR REPORTING AND SHARING ❤❤❤❤
GREETINGS FROM MAASTRICHT THE NEDERLANDS

[volleyman]

The US Navy used these boats as part of the Riverine Forces under the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command but once their mission sets ended with the end of the war in Iraq, they became obsolete and have been decommissioned. It was one of these that was captured off of Farsi Island in 2016.

[gregwarner]

Same mission but a vast change from a Viking Longship to a Vietnam era PBR to these monsters. I was on a PBR back in the day and damn glad I had MA2 .50 BMG handy.

[MrTitnik]

Ahh thats a beatiful boat, glides perfectlyon the water