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New
Delhi, 26 June 2005
India
will have to look to firms abroad for modernisation
of Naval and Coast guard ships and in this context
the Indian defence shipyards will have to be given
more authority/autunomy to order equipment and the
powers of the MOD, NHQ and CGHQ have to be
appropriately redefined/curtailed. We learn that
Raytheon Marine, one of the leading manufacturers of
Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS) and nautical
equipment, such as gyro compasses, autopilots,
steering control systems, radars, electronic sea
charts, data management and communication systems
had been awarded a contract from Goa Shipyard for
the Coast Guard. We also learnt that Calzoni the
Italian subsidary of Korlmorgan the suppliers of
periscopes for the Indian Navy submarines, now
manufacture masts in Italy, had secured GRSE and MDL
contracts for supply of steering gear for the LSTs
(INS KESARI recently launched at GRSE and Type 17).
This is all good news.
Raytheon
partnered by Noris, Germany had been awarded the
order for supply of an Integrated Navigation and
Machinery Control System (IBS/IMCS) by Goa Shipyard
Limited (GSL). The system will be installed on the
first of two Fast Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels (FAOPVs)
for the Indian Coastguard. The 105 m and 2250 ton
FAOPV is the first vessel of its class, which will
be built by GSL and will the biggest vessel for the
Indian Coastguard. The scope of supply comprises, an
Integrated Navigation and Machinery Control System
operated from a series of Multi-function Consoles
together with a Fire Detection System, GMDSS Radio
system as well as a redundant Ethernet network. With
this contract, Raytheon succeeded in winning an
order for a comprehensive system for navigation and
machinery control against keen competition from CAE,
Kongsberg and DCN. At Raytheon Marine, management
and staff take pride in associating with Goa
Shipyard and Indian Coastguard for this
state-of-the-art system. Goa Shipyard, is likely to
get an order for another repeat vessel from Indian
Coastguard and likewise will order a repeat system
of IBS/IMCS on Raytheon Marine.
A
subsidiary of Raytheon Company, Raytheon Marine is a
global technology leader, dedicated to the
manufacture and distribution of navigation and
communication systems for naval and merchant ships,
fishing vessels and small ships. With its plant in
Kiel, Germany, Raytheon Marine employs more than 500
personnel, and with more than 200 sales and service
stations supports approx. 20,000 ships world-wide.
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