Northrop Grumman has received a contract to design and provide gyrocompass navigation systems for 12 Royal Canadian Navy Kingston-class maritime coastal defence vessels (MCDVs), as announced by the company on 27 April.
Northrop Grumman will serve as subcontractor to SNC-Lavalin Defence Programs on the programme. The contract will include NAVITWIN IV Heading Management Systems, Dual NAVIGAT X MK1 gyrocompass systems and a suite of heading repeaters.
Northrop will begin installation in June 2015 with completion expected by early 2017. Of the 12 vessels, six are based in Esquimalt, British Columbia and six in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, where the first field tests will be conducted in the summer of 2015.
The contract also includes system design and configuration, factory acceptance testing, commissioning, harbour and site acceptance testing, and familiarisation training with 12 trainers.
Jeanne Usher, managing director, Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine, said: 'Northrop Grumman's advanced gyrocompass systems will modernise the navigation capabilities of these Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence vessels, ensuring fleet readiness.'
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