ARESA - High Speed Military Vessels

Since 1960 ARESA, based in Arenys de Mar (Barcelona) has been dedicated to the manufacture of all types of professional watercrafts. With nearly 50 years of experience and over 1,200 boats built, GRUPO ARESA is present in over 20 countries in four continents, focusing on technological upgrading and the international dissemination of their products.

Military vessels

Since the 1970s, ARESA has been building military vessels for clients as prominent as the Spanish and Senegalese navies, among others. In 1976 ARESA built one of the first female molds in Europe and the first in Spain, for polyester laminates of more than 15m in length.

Since the year 2000, ARESA has operated the largest female mold in the European private industry, for vessels of 50m in length, using the most advanced systems in the application of these materials. These include vacuum infusion, the VIP system, the RTM Light and CCBM.

Among the construction and design systems used and defined by ARESA, the following are distinguished by their innovative nature and the advantages that they have contributed to the quality of our products:

• The definition of the double dihedric hull for gliding hulls
• Use of sandwich laminate in processing hulls and decks
• Construction of interior fittings in laminated GRP
• Anchoring of mechanical elements on deck and hull, without using mechanical means or holes drilled in the laminates
• Use of bulb bows and hull flaps
• High speed interception and coastal patrol vessels

High-speed and coastal patrol military vessels

ARESA builds military vessels from 9m to 50m in length for coastal patrol and high-speed interception roles. Our comprehensive range of high-speed vessesls includes:

• ARESA 90 Interceptor, 9m in length and capable of 50kn speed
• ARESA 120 COASTAL, 12m in length and capable of over 30kn speed
• ARESA 150 COASTAL, 15m in length and capable of 30kn speed
• ARESA 170 COASTAL, 17m in length and capable of 30kn speed
• ARESA190 Medium Sea, 19m in length and 32kn speed
• ARESA 230 Medium Sea, 23m in length and 32kn speed
• ARESA 270 Medium Sea, 27m in length and 30kn speed
• ARESA 320 High Sea, 32m in length and 30kn speed
• ARESA 400 High Sea, 40m in length and 28kn speed

Certified military vessels

In addition to Spanish legislation regarding boat building, ships built by the Grupo ARESA meet several international standards in compliance with all the naval classification certifications, ISO 9001-2008, ISO 14001-2004 and EMAS standards. Equally, our vessels are subject to more than 150 points of quality control in the construction process and the assembly line in our yard.

Advanced composites for naval vessels

Grupo ARESA recently opened its new Laminates central (LAMICAT). A top line company in the Spanish state in terms of building composites. Next to this production center, the technology center will be developed, where all types of research trials and technological innovations with high-quality industry composites will take place.