Article Posted on : - Jan 11, 2010

Sperry Marine's New Generation Integrated Bridge System for Ships. Sperry Marine Photo.

WASHINGTON (BNS): US Navy awarded Sperry Marine, a division of Northrop Grumman a 10.9 million dollar contract to support US Navy Integrated Bridge Systems.

According to press release by the US Department Of Defense, the present contract is the modification to previously awarded contract for additional engineering and technical services on the existing Sperry Marine manufactured Integrated Bridge System and the steering/ship control systems installed on Navy vessels and at land-based test facilities.

The contract will also include associated equipment in support of the analysis, repair, alteration, maintenance, and production improvement.

The Sperry Marine integrated bridge system combines all of the ship’s navigation sensors and systems into an integrated package.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ship System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. Work is expected to be completed by Sperry Marine by March 2011.

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine provides smart navigation and ship control solutions for the international marine industry with customer service and support.