Navigation contract goes to Northrop
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to develop the replacement inertial navigation system (INS-R) deployed on navy combat and support ships, the company announced on 15 December.
The contract has the base year value of $19.8 million and a total potential value of $47.8 million over five years.
The INS-R provides increased navigation accuracy in challenging maritime combat environments and supports the navy’s new Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) architecture.
Todd Leavitt, vice president, maritime systems business unit, Northrop Grumman, said: ‘The INS-R will be the foundation of the assured position, navigation and timing suite for virtually all navy ships. Our inertial navigation system will provide very accurate position and attitude information for the navy's combat and support ships to help them accomplish their demanding missions.’
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