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Litton Supplies Integrated Bridge System For New Stolt Chemical Tanker

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has supplied bridge electronics and communications systems for a new chemical tanker under construction for Stolt Tankers at the Ujanic Shipyard in Croatia.

The 36,700 dwt chemical tanker, scheduled for delivery in January 2001, has been fitted with a complete Litton Vision 2100 integrated bridge system (IBS) with Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) meeting DNV Watch 1 certification. Litton is also installing the ship's GMDSS communications suite and Litton's IMO-approved Voyage Data Recorder (VDR).

Litton Marine Systems Supplies Electronics For New Scottish Fishing Vessel

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has supplied communications and navigation electronics for a new fishing vessel built in Scotland.

The vessel, the FV Concorde, is a 21.3m wooden twin rig trawler. It was built at Macduff Shipyards on the north coast of Scotland. The vessel was completed in May, and entered service in June of 2000.

Litton Marine Systems Wins Marine Radar Contract From UK Ministry Of Defence

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has been awarded a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to supply navigational radars for 19 support vessels in service with the Royal Navy and British Army.

The ships will be fitted with Decca BridgeMaster E 180 X-band navigational radars with color EPA display. The contract, which was awarded as the result of an open competitive tender, covers installation, commissioning, trials and onboard operator training. Installations will be completed by the end of June 2000.

Litton Marine Systems to Supply Bridge Electronics for New U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tenders

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Litton Marine Systems (LMS), a Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) company, has been awarded a contract by Marinette Marine to supply bridge electronics equipment for three new U.S. Coast Guard Juniper-class WLB seagoing buoy tenders.

Marinette Marine, based in Marinette, Wis., is building three WLB ships -- WLB 212, WLB 213 and WLB 214 – scheduled for delivery in 2002 and 2003.

Northrop Grumman Supplies Navigation Systems for New Luxury Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas, which completed its maiden voyage this summer, is equipped with twin state-of-the-art integrated bridge systems supplied by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit. The Sperry Marine system provides the highest level of safe and accurate navigation for the giant cruise ship, which carries up to 2,500 passengers.

NG Introduces New Generation ECDIS

Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unveiled a new-generation electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) at the Nor-Shipping maritime technology exhibition in Lillestrøm, Norway.

Shell Lng Carriers Will Be Equipped With Fiber-Optic Gyrocompasses From Litton Marine Systems

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd has placed an order with Litton Marine Systems for 14 fiber-optic gyrocompasses, which will be fitted on seven LNG carriers trading between Brunei and Japan.

Litton Marine Systems Supplies VTS For Vlissingen Seaport

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems BV, Holland, has completed the installation of a vessel traffic system (VTS) for Zeeland Seaports.

The system, based on Litton's new-generation VTS-Master-W technology, will be used for monitoring and controlling ship traffic in and out of the harbor basins at Vlissingen-Oost.

New Fast Ferry For Greece Is Fitted With Electronics From Litton Marine Systems

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has supplied navigation and ship control systems for the new fast ferry Sea Speed 1, which was built for Agipitos Lines in 1999.

The 53m TriCat passenger ferry (Hull 1457) was built by FBM Marine International on the Isle of Wight.

The ship is being fitted with Decca BridgeMaster E 250 X- and S-band high-speed radars, C. Plath Navigat X MK 1 gyrocompass, C. Plath Venus magnetic compass and C. Plath Navipilot V HSC/G-TMC high-speed autopilot. The equipment meets all specifications for high-speed craft under the IMO HSC Code.

Northrop Grumman Wins Type Approvals for Flat-Screen Marine Radars

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Litton Marine Systems (LMS), a Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) company, has received type approval for its Decca BridgeMaster E 180 and 250 flat-screen marine radars.

The type approval, granted by the U.K. Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, signifies that the flat-screen radars meet the stringent International Electrotechnical Commission specifications for performance and environmental requirements.

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