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Navy Shipbuilder's Awesomely Bad Swimsuit Calendar

It’s December, which means defense contractors are sending out their holiday greeting cards and preparing to down some lunchtime Heinekens at next week’s Aerospace Industries Association luncheon. But it also means that I get my new copy of the Incat calendar. That’s right, the Australian shipbuilder that designs wave-piercing, high-speed catamarans used by the U.S. […]

incat-calendarIt's December, which means defense contractors are sending out their holiday greeting cards and preparing to down some lunchtime Heinekens at next week's Aerospace Industries Association luncheon.

But it also means that I get my new copy of the Incat calendar. That's right, the Australian shipbuilder that designswave-piercing, high-speed catamarans used by the U.S. military also produces a coveted semi-nude calendar featuring the company's speedy ships -- and sporadically photogenic employees.

As Australian exports go, I think it ranks up there with Tabatha Coffey or The Chaser's War on Everything.

Last year's calendar, which showcased the production cycle and delivery of the company's first 112-meter vessel, was a bit of a snooze. The 2010 edition gets back to basics: It features Incat employees modeling swimsuits of various design, from the modest Edwardian getup featured on the cover to Mr. December, who sports a Borat-style mankini.

The 2007 calendar was also keeper: It featured employees portraying famous Aussies, past and present. (They had an Angus Young, if I recall, but no Nick Cave. What gives, Incat?)

Anyway, if any readers come across any other ingenious (or unintentionally hilarious) year-end defense industry gifts, send 'em over to me.

[PHOTO: Nathan Hodge]

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