In the maritime war on drugs, one question haunts the Coast Guard: How can we stop the go-fast? These high-speed vessels, ranging from 30- to 50-feet long and boasting two or more powerful outboard engines, have been the prime means for smuggling drugs and illegal migrants in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific for the past half-dozen years. Go-fasts easily outrun most of the Coast Guard’s larger cutters and merely sneer when intercepted on the high seas by unarmed HH-65 and HH-60 helicopters. Finding a counter to the go-fast threat has been a top priority for Coast Guard operational planners.

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