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MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS
A p r i l 1 G e n e r a l D y n a m i c s C o r p o r a t i o n , C o n v a ir D i v i s i o n , San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $ 9 , 9 9 8 , 4 5 0 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for design efforts to support the Tomahawk cruise missile. Work will be performed in San Diego,
Sperry Marine GPS Core Module And 501TR/GPS Navigator Offer Reliable, Accurate Performance
—Free Literature Available— Sperry Marine Inc., Charlottesville, Va., is now shipping its GPS Core Module and the 501 TR/GPS Navigator to a growing number of commercial shipowners worldwide, according to Sperry project manager Bruce Angus. The GPS Core Module is a singlechannel,
Integrated Ship Electronic Systems
— L i t e r a t u r e A v a i l a b l e— The bridge of most ships contains a varied assortment of individual instruments for navigation, monitoring and ship control which have been added, one or two at a time, over the years to meet carriage requirements and perceived needs.
Mitsui Completes Big Products Tanker For Olympos Trading Corporation
The 66,800-dwt petroleum products carrier Urania Coulouthros (shown above) was delivered recently at the Tamamo Works of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company in Japan to Olympos Trading Corporation of Liberia. The Panamax tanker is equipped
Award $1.6 Million To Sperry For Satellite Positioning System Work
The Sperry Division of Sperry Corporation recently received a $1.6-million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Development Center to integrate the new NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) capability into the current navigation system aboard a U.
Transas Expands Capabilities
Relying on experience from more than 4,000 Navi-Sailor installations around the world, Transas Marine has added a number of features to further enhance the functionality of its Navi-Sailor marine navigation systems. Transas' ongoing R&D efforts
Konel Corp. Brochure Describes New Solid-State Sideband
Konel Corporation has introduced a new totally solid-state 2-9 mHz sideband: the SSB-1022. This radio has been tailored to fulfill the communications needs of the medium-distance traveler: that boat traveling beyond reliable VHF coverage but less than truly worldwide range.
Custom, Design-lt-Yourself Continuous Liquid Level Indicators Introduced By Gems
Gems Express Service Catalog has introduced a method for specifying and ordering continuous liquid level monitoring sensors. Using a straightforward, step-by-step check list within the catalog, custom Gems AXMP-800 Series of plastic continuous level
N e w Brochure Describes Regency's Polaris Line Of M a r i n e Electronics
A 16-page, five-color brochure describing and illustrating its complete line of Polaris marine electronics is now available from Regency Electronics, Inc. of Indianapolis. The Polaris NC 7200 is said to be the only 55/75 channel VHF radio combined with a computercontrolled direction finder.
Magnavox MX 1100 Series Navigators GPS Upgradable —Literature Available
Users of Magnavox MX 1100 Series Satellite Navigators and Satellite/ Omega Navigators may soon retrofit their receivers to accept and process signals from Navstar GPS satellites providing position, velocity, heading and time displays. Upgraded