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March 2005 37 and two MTU 16V 595 TE90 propulsion diesels — in a COmbined Diesel Or Gas turbine (CODOG) configuration with a specially built combining gearbox — and four Kamewa waterjets will power

Sea Fighter to speeds reaching 50 knots.

The ship's monitoring and control sys- tem are MTU's modern MCS5 Type 2 and RCS 5 system. In addition, the ship's electric power supply is generated by four diesel generator-sets with MTU

Series 60 diesel engines.

According to MTU's Wasinger, "This project marks the first application of the

MTU Series 595 diesel engines in a

CODOG configuration for the U.S.

Navy." "We are delighted that our LM2500 gas turbines were selected for this high technology project," said Jeff Martin, director of U.S. government programs for GE Transportation's marine gas tur- bine business, who was in attendance at the ceremony. "The christening of the

X-Craft takes this concept from theory to reality, and sets the stage for future

U.S. Navy next-generation projects," he added.

Northrop Grumman Corporation sup- plied the Integrated Bridge and

Navigation System (IBNS) for the X-

Craft. The vessel's IBNS was designed, engineered, integrated and installed by

Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit and integrates more than 200 separate bridge and navigation com- ponents. The IBNS includes a naval electronic chart display and information system, meeting the Navy's emerging standard for paperless charts, as well as a speed log, echo sounder, autopilot, radars, gyrocompasses, global position- ing systems and weather sensors. The bridge system is also integrated with engine and steering control systems and closed-circuit TV that can be used to assist in docking. "Working under a tight six-month schedule, the Sperry Marine X-Craft team produced an innovative cockpit- style bridge designed specifically for the unique requirements of a high-speed naval craft operating in near-shore waters," said Steven Nordtvedt, X-

Craft program manager, Titan

Corporation. "Because the X-Craft will operate at speeds up to 50 knots, the

IBNS is critical for optimal perform- ance. For example, Sperry Marine's innovative bridge layout provides the ship's pilot and navigator with full con- trol over multifunction display consoles from a seated position using ergonomic armrest controls."

John Peuplie, high-speed naval craft engineer, American Bureau of Shipping added, "The X-Craft IBNS is highly unique as an integrated bridge system that is designed to meet both the

International Maritime Organization

High Speed Craft Code and the

American Bureau of Shipping

Navigation and Integrated Bridge

System requirements." Mission flexibil- ity will be demonstrated through inter- changeable mission modules (standard 20 ft. containers) housed in the X-Craft's large, climate controlled Mission Bay.

The Mission Bay will be capable of housing 12 containers, permitting the vessel to be Conceptual Drawing of X-

Craft quickly reconfigured to support a variety of potential missions, including battle force protection, mine counter- measures, anti-submarine warfare, amphibious assault support and humani- tarian support. A multi-purpose Stern

Ramp will allow X-Craft to launch and

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