Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit today announced that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has certified its navigation training center, in New Malden, United Kingdom.

The certification signifies Sperry Marine’s program meets international requirements for electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) training under the 1995 amendments to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW-95) code.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems recently completed the first installation of a complete Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) with IMO-compliant protective memory capsule.

The Litton VoyageMaster VDR system was installed on the new Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Radiance of the Seas at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Litton Marine Systems has introduced a new 18-inch flat-screen Decca BridgeMaster E marine radar for the commercial fishing and workboat markets.

The new radars, along with other Litton Marine Systems products, were featured at the Fishing 2000 exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland.

The new flat-screen radars have been designed specifically for commercial vessels and larger pleasure craft not requiring full IMO type approval and where space and weight are important factors, according to Nolasco DaCunha , Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Service.

Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit today announced that it has received recent orders for 10 VoyageMaster Voyage Data Recorders (VDR). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

The VoyageMaster system meets the International Maritime Organization (IMO) carriage requirements for VDRs and is fully type approved. The VDR carriage requirements apply to all new ships over 3,000 gross tons, and all existing roll-on, rolloff passenger ships. The compliance deadline is July 1, 2002.