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Litton Awarded Contract To Develop Hull-Mounted Fiberoptic Sub Sonars Litton's Guidance & Control Sys- tems division, Woodland Hills, Ca- lif., has been selected by the U.S. Navy to develop and demonstrate the operational advantages of hull- mounted submarine fiberoptic so- nars. Litton officials said the $5.8 mil- lion, two-year program, awarded by the U.S. Navy's Underwater Sys- tems Center, New London, Conn., is aimed at providing expanded data handling capacity in a less complex system, as well as demonstrating the substantial weight and cost re- duction potential of planar arrays built from new structural materials coupled with fiberoptic acoustic sen- sors and optical telemetry. Litton will manage the program, design and develop the fiberoptic acoustic sensor, telemetry and ship- board fiberoptic-related electronic and electro-optic equipment. General Electric will integrate the system into the submarine's combat system and Martin Marietta will design and fabricate the mechanical structure that houses the system's acoustic devices and couples it to the vessel's hull. Under a separate, but parallel contract, General Electric and Mar- tin Marietta are developingthe BSY- 2 antisubmarine combat system for the Seawolf (SSN-21). John Deere Enters Marine Engine Market Two new marine engines are available from John Deere—the 250-hp 6-cylinder 6076AFM (left) and the 4-cylinder 80-hp 4039DFM. For years John Deere has been a leader in the agricultural machin- ery market. Now, that expertise is going to work on the water as Deere Power Systems Group (DPSG) in- troduces its first marine diesel en- gines. The first two in a series of marine engines are available now for purchase in North America, and a worldwide offering is scheduled for 1992. While these marine engines are the first offered by DPSG, John Deere engines have long been a pres- ence on the water. For years, vari- ous companies have purchased Deere industrial engines and marinized them to meet their par- ticular requirements. The first official involvement Deere had in marine applications was back in the early '70s with American Marine Company of Singapore, explained Michael Shaw, product market manager during DPSG's development of the marine engine. John Deere has built more than three million diesel engines in its three manufacturing facilities world- wide since 1949. The company mar- kets its engines through 21 distribu- tors in North America (Canada, the U.S. and Mexico) and more than 30 distributors in Europe, Central and South America, the Middle East, Africa and the Asian Basin. For further information on Deere Power Systems, Circle 59 on Reader Service Card Ingalls Awarded Additional $27.2 Million Contract By U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, Pascagoula, Miss., an addi- tional $27.2 million contract to pro- vide continuing engineering and support services for the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class Aegis guided missile cruise program. This funding brings to $230 mil- lion the total amount awarded to Ingalls since 1981 to provide ser- vices in support of the entire Aegis cruiser class. Ingalls provides the Navy with engineering design, train- ing support, logistical support, data management, and configuration management for the Aegis cruiser program. For free literature on the facili- ties and capabilities of Ingalls Ship- building, Circle 64 on Reader Service Card
