CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The German research ship Meteor was recently refitted with a new suite of C. Plath navigation and ship control electronics supplied by Litton Marine Systems.
The scope of equipment comprises a Navigat 2100 fiber optic gyrocompass and attitude reference system, a Navigat X MK 1 backup gyrocompass, a Navitwin III compass monitor and two Navipilot AD II self-tuning adaptive autopilots, along with repeaters, indicators, interfaces and cabling.