CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has announced the opening of a new sales and service facility at Brixham.

Litton's new Brixham depot is located on New Fish Quay and is under the management of resident engineer Steve Hobbs. The new office will provide sales, installations, commissioning, spares, training, repair and maintenance services for both fishermen and commercial customers on the Southwest coast of England.

"We invite all our customers to visit our new Brixham depot to see the latest Litton Marine Systems products, including the new flat-screen BridgeMaster E radars and FishMaster FS color plotters," said Hobbs.

"With the addition of the Brixham facility, we now have 39 sales and service centers in the United Kingdom, assuring our customers of prompt, efficient service and support for our full range of navigation, communication and information systems," said Brian Thatcher, operations manager for Litton Marine Systems UK.

Litton Marine Systems Inc. (LMS) is a subsidiary of Litton Industries Inc. LMS was formed from the consolidation of Sperry Marine (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA), Decca Marine (New Malden, UK) and C. Plath (Hamburg, Germany). LMS manufactures and markets products under the Sperry, Decca and C. Plath brand names. With offices in 19 countries and authorized service depots in more than 300 locations worldwide, LMS provides "One Source" for marine navigation, communication and information systems, products and service.

Litton Industries, headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, is a $4.4 billion diversified technology company with over 40,000 employees worldwide. The company is a leader in navigation; guidance and control; electronic warfare; command, control and communications systems; information technology and shipbuilding and overhaul for government and commercial markets worldwide. Litton's Ingalls and Avondale shipyards together make up the largest builder of non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and other customers.