ne , ▁which ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Le ander , ▁which ▁modification ▁to ▁operate ▁larger ▁Lyn x / Se as pr ite ▁hel ic op ters ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁R N Z N ▁Le ander , ▁. ▁The ▁vessel ▁is ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁oper ational ▁requirements ▁for ▁pat rol ▁and ▁response , ▁cargo ▁carriage ▁and ▁handling , ▁sea ▁keeping ▁for ▁sea ▁boat ▁and ▁hel ic opter ▁operations , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁comfort ▁for ▁crew ▁and ▁client ▁ag ency ▁officials . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 , after ▁the ▁take over ▁of ▁ST X ▁Marine ▁by ▁V ard ▁Group ▁of ▁Norway , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁F inc ant ieri , ▁the ▁design ▁is ▁now ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁V ard ▁ 7 ▁ 8 5 M . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁and ▁fitting ▁of ▁the ▁OP V s ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁the ▁Executive , ▁M OD , ▁M F AT ▁and ▁the ▁Navy . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁remaining ▁Bud get ▁allocation ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁OP V s ▁with ▁ice ▁strength ening , ▁described ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ence , ▁Bruce ▁Green , ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁alter ation ▁which ▁would ▁add ▁little ▁cost , ▁rather ▁than ▁use ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁fit ▁the ▁OP V s ▁with ▁a ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁small ▁cor v ette - type ▁general - pur pose ▁gun ▁fitted ▁to ▁all ▁post - 1