Northrop Grumman has received orders to supply advanced electronic navigation systems for two new 37,000DWT bulk carriers to be built in Korea for Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry.
The orders were awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit through Telemar, the sales and service representative for Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine products and services in Italy. Telemar will oversee the installations and provide technical support and service for the shipboard navigation systems.
Each of the ships is being fitted with a complete Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT integrated bridge system (IBS), including electronic chart display and information system, X- and S-band radars, autopilot, voyage data recorder and other navigation sensors and subsystems. All of the components are tied together in an Ethernet network, providing a high level of system integration.