Norway Coast Guard new Jan Mayen-class vessels to be equipped with iXblue navigation technology Norway Coast Guard new Jan Mayen-class vessels to be equipped with iXblue navigation technology Tuesday, 26 January 2021 09:09
Vard Group A/S has selected iXblue technology to provide navigation capabilities to the Norwegian Coast Guard’s new P6615 Jan Mayen class vessels. The company’s Marins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Quadrans Gyrocompasses and Netans Navigation Data Distribution & Computation Systems (NDDCS) will thus equip the new series of vessels expected to be delivered in 2022 -2024.
Norway s Coast Guard Jan Mayen-class vessel (Picture source: Vard)
“We’re very proud to be supporting the Norwegian Coast Guard in securing Norway’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), internal and territorial waters.”, states Regis Blomme, Sales Director at iXblue. “The arctic zone, in which the new vessels will operate, is a very challenging environment and