Indian navy selects IBS for new fleet tankers
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new fleet tankers being built in Italy for the Indian navy.
The IBS orders were placed with Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine unit by the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri which is under contract to build the two tankers at its shipyards in Liguria and Palermo. Terms of the contract for the IBS were not disclosed.
Each of the ships will be fitted with a complete Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT IBS, including radars, electronic chart display and information systems, adaptive self-tuning autopilots, gyrocompasses and repeaters, speed sensors, echo-sounders, differential GPS and other navigation subsystems and sensors. All critical systems have been duplicated for built-in redundancy and survivability. Sperry Marine will also supply the ship’s inertial navigation system and data distribution system, which will be interfaced with the combat management system.
The 175m tankers are being built with double hulls to meet the IMO’s requirements for marine pollution control. They are scheduled for delivery to the Indian navy in 2010-2011.
