Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received type approval from the German certification authority Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt & Hydrographie (BSH) for the Sperry Marine NAVISTAR satellite compass system.

The BSH type approval certifies that the NAVISTAR system meets the International Maritime Organization carriage requirements and International Standards Organization performance requirements for a Transmitting Heading Device (THD).

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has been awarded an In-Service Support (ISS) contract from the Canadian Department of National Defence for the Halifax-class frigates.

Under the three-year contract, worth $1.8 million, Litton will provide spares, service and technical support on demand for the MK 49 ship's inertial navigation systems (SINS) on the 12 Halifax-class ships.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Litton Marine Systems (LMS), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has received EC Wheelmark type approval for the Sperry Marine SRD-331 Doppler speed log.

The type approval certificate was granted by the Registro Italiano Navale in Genoa, and authorizes Litton to display the Wheelmark of conformity in accordance with Council Directive 96/98/EC on Marine Equipment. The product was type-tested and certified to meet IMO Resolutions A.478(12), A.694(17), A.813(19) and A.824(19), as well as IEC 60945 and 61023.

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit has introduced its next-generation integrated bridge system for ships, called Vision FT, that incorporates the latest advances in marine navigation technology and combines all of the ship’s navigation sensors and systems -- including radars, electronic chart display and information system, gyrocompass, depth sounder, speed log, differential global positioning satellite (GPS) receivers and autopilot -- into a completely integrated package.