Northrop Grumman completes WSN-12 PDR
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Module, which will replace the WSN-7 as part of the US Navy's Inertial Navigation System Replacement (INS-R). The company announced the news on 16 May.
The company is currently building engineering development models, with deliveries planned for the middle of 2017.
Northrop Grumman was awarded the contract in December 2015 to develop the INS-R deployed on navy combat and support ships. The INS-R provides increased navigation accuracy in challenging maritime combat environments.
Todd Leavitt, vice president, maritime systems business unit, Northrop Grumman, said: ‘This is a critical system for both surface and subsurface platforms. It took a lot of focused energy and close coordination with the navy to achieve this milestone in only four months.’
Barbie Fidura, Navsea PEO IWS 6.0 Navigation Programs, added: ‘This was a big effort for both the US Navy and Northrop Grumman, and I am pleased about how we worked together to make this happen. INS-R is an important system and a foundation for assured positioning, navigation, and timing requirements.’
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