The UNITED STATE Coast Guard (USCG) has actually touched Exail to change out-of-date gyrocompass systems on the 175-foot WLMKeeper Class Buoy Tenders
The $2,244,009 agreement granted to Exail consists of Octans gyrocompasses and also Netans Navigation Data Distribution Systems (NDDS) and also covers a base year and also 9 alternatives over a 10-year efficiency duration.
This upgrade will certainly give the USCG Keeper Class Buoy Tenders with even more specific and also reliable navigating capacities. Built on Exail’s Fiber-Optic Gyroscope (HAZE) innovation, the Octans gyrocompass will certainly make certain extremely reputable and also specific navigating information, the maker claimed. Complementing Octans, the Netans Data Distribution system will certainly assist in the sharing of navigating details throughout different onboard systems.
Ted Curley, President and also General Manager of Exail, claimed, “The supply of these gyrocompasses will add to the 100+ Exail navigation systems already operating in the USCG. It is a testament to our long-standing relationship with the USCG.”
More than 100 Octans gyrocompass currently furnish the USCG 87-foot Marine Protector Class and also 100-foot Island Class Patrol Boats.
