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Northrop Grumman to Provide C4ISR & Machinery Control Systems for USCG New OPC

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Naval Industry News - USA
 
 
 
Northrop Grumman to Provide C4ISR & Machinery Control Systems for USCG New OPC
 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) for the design of C4ISR and machinery control systems (MCS) for the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC). The U.S. Coast Guard plans to build as many as 25 OPCs to replace its fleet of medium endurance cutters.
     
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the design of C4ISR and machinery control systems for the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters.
     
The OPCs will feature increased range and endurance, updated weapon systems, improved electronics and a larger flight deck which will accommodate aircraft operations in severe weather. The systems being supplied include integrated bridge systems, command and control consoles, navigation and combat data distribution systems, ship-wide computer network systems, machinery control systems and propulsion control systems

Included in the design phase of the OPC program is a MCS land-based test facility, as well as a C4ISR test and integration facility, both of which will be located in Charlottesville. Additional work will be conducted at company facilities in San Diego, and Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Northrop Grumman will also provide key C4ISR and MCS integration roles during production testing and shipboard trials to be held in Panama City, Florida

“Our suite of integrated C4ISR and machinery control systems will provide the Coast Guard the long-term offshore capability needed to perform Coast Guard missions,” said Todd Leavitt, vice president, maritime systems business unit, Northrop Grumman. “This high priority investment will allow the Coast Guard to affordably and efficiently modernize the fleet, while extending their existing capabilities and effectively addressing the changing needs of their missions.”