DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia,
April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine
business unit has been selected to design and supply gyrocompass
navigation systems for 12 Kingston Class coastal
defence vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy, as a
subcontractor to SNC-Lavalin Defence Programs Inc.
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The contract will include Dual NAVIGAT X MK1™ gyrocompass
systems, NAVITWIN IV™ Heading Management Systems and a complete
suite of Heading Repeaters. Installation will start in June 2015 and extend through early 2017. Six of
the vessels being upgraded are based in Esquimalt, British Columbia and six are based
in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where
the first field tests will be conducted this summer.
Beyond the supply of equipment, the contract will also include
system design and configuration, factory acceptance testing,
commissioning, harbor acceptance testing, site acceptance testing
as well as familiarization training, which will involve 12
trainers.
"Northrop Grumman's advanced gyrocompass systems will modernize
the navigation capabilities of these Royal Canadian Navy coastal
defence vessels, ensuring fleet readiness," said Jeanne Usher, managing director, Northrop
Grumman Sperry Marine.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.