Rolls-Royce has won a contract worth £15.8 million ($24.3 million) to supply high-speed engines and a suite of waterjet propulsion systems for 17 fast patrol vessels for the Qatar Coast Guard, a report said.

The combination of Rolls-Royce MTU diesels and Kamewa waterjets will help the new craft to achieve optimum fuel economy at high speeds, reported the Maritime Journal.

The patrol boats are under construction at Turkey’s Ares Shipyard.

“The Ares Hercules series patrol boats will be the first Qatar Coastguard craft to feature Rolls-Royce Kamewa waterjets,” Don Roussinos, Rolls-Royce president, Naval, was quoted as saying in the report.

“This is not the first project we have worked on with Ares Shipyard, but it is the largest and most important as it gives strength to our strategic decision to enter the Turkish and Qatari markets.”

Rolls-Royce will supply a total of 46 engines and waterjets, across three different sizes of craft. MTU 12V2000M84 diesel engines and Rolls-Royce Kamewa 50A3 series waterjets will be installed on five 24m Ares 75 Hercules patrol boats and 10 of the 34m Ares 110 Hercules design, the report said.

The two largest craft, the 47m Ares 150 Hercules design, will each feature three MTU Series 4000 diesels and twin 71S4 water jets with B4 boosters, Maritime Journal reported.