Under the contract, Sperry Marine Northrop Grumman business unit will provide new generation systems to replace existing ships MCAS. Systems will follow more than 500 points of main sensor on the propulsion motors of ships and training, generators and auxiliary machinery systems. The scope of the work will also include parts and the extended warranty. Installation, testing and commissioning will be incurred after the completion and validation of design with the facilities to be held on eight ships from 2011 to 2015.
"Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine solutions are based on the components of commercial industry standard off the shelf (COTS) for all the keys in the system building blocks," said j. Nolasco DaCunha, vice President of Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine. "It contributes to initial capital cost control and cost effective support through life also ensures standard pieces of the industry, which are easily accessible through industrial suppliers in the world."
A total of 13 Hunt-class mine countermeasures ships were commissioned between 1980 and 1989. Eight ships are still in service and are subject to significant improvements."These vessels play an important role in the activation of the Royal Navy to meet its operational commitments, which includes the protection of precious shipping lanes," said Sir Nigel Essenhigh, President of Northrop Grumman U.K. "we are pleased to be the provider selected for these system upgrades that add to the range of essential products in the". missionsystèmes and services that we offer to the Royal Navy. »
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