We don't often write about law enforcement tech here at DT but this is almost paramilitary. The Texas Highway Patrol is getting a small fleet of 36-foot armored speedboats, hell they're almost riverine patrol boats, each one armed with three M240 7.62 machine guns, a pair of Barrett .50 cal sniper rifles and a bunch of carbines, submachine guns and pistols.
The state recently took delivery of the first of six of the "Shallow Water Interceptors" -- powered by three 300-horsepower outboard motors -- that are meant to serve protect the state's waters from Mexican drug cartels. As Jalopnik notes, this is very Texas.
Click through the jump to see more pics of the gunboats.
Via Marsec4.
