Q&A · 10:13-10:54

Portable breakwaters versus urgent procurement

A question about modern Phoenix-style breakwaters becomes a concise lesson in ranking useful ideas behind critical and essential capabilities.

Question

Would portable breakwaters like the Phoenix units used for Mulberry harbours help with modern operations such as aid delivery to Gaza?

Short answer

They could be useful, but they belong behind more urgent critical and essential requirements in the procurement queue.

Notes

The proposed system adapts the Phoenix breakwaters associated with Mulberry harbours into transportable infrastructure for a modern coastline. Such equipment could be useful, but armed forces have critical and essential capabilities ahead of it in the procurement queue. That priority order can leave a sound concept unfunded.