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VT delivered the second of two corvettes for the Royal Navy of Oman. build a pair of 272.3-ft. (83-m) corvettes for RNO, has been com- pleted in just more than four years following the contract si:

Mua'zzar follows the firs

Qahir Al Am, missione

SeptemJ^f j\96._ pielstick 16V jving two CP pro lgh reduction gearbox- ale of speeds in excess of ts. To improve radar cross section signature of the ship, the hull form and superstructure were designed to minimize radar reflec- tion.

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BBN Systems Awarded

Navy Contract

BBN Systems & Technologies was awarded a contract for $572,000 by the Navafc^Surface

Warfare Center I Carlerock

Division to Ipro^fede %ctivai noise control^lyltelis jjs^allslaips of the

PC^nWasI, trnfflAvy s newest high ^aled latiW^raft. The BBN active c<\trolyfystem reduces low fre- quVricy airborne noise levels in crew bunks.

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Pier Upgrade Uses

Innovative New Technology

An ij*riovative technology using carbon reinforced elastic (FRP) laminate to strengmen older piers is now in sepm;e at Pier 11 at

Norfolk N^val Station. The upgrade reportedly increases the pier's strengHfcJjyl5 percent and removes restriction^^ the use of 70-ton cranes. installation involved epoxy-lanunating FRP to the bottom of iJ^e pier spans to increase stiffness, stop cracks from spreading and!increase strength.

The upgrade his a design life of 20 years and wasfcnstalled while the pier remained m use. Upgrades are designed to extend the useful :ebruary, 1997 life of existing piers, while saving on costs associated aa±h complete rebuild project.

Propulsiony&ystem Sought

The U.tf. Army Contain oi

Engineer^nas issued a Request for

Proposal/(#DACW61-97-0010) for the design, construction, testing and delivery of a microprocessor- based electronic propulsion control system for u^a^ri the Philadelphia

Districp^^ hoeper dredge

Mcjj^erland. The\iew electror repulsion control nml ti "Tfili i system will be retrofitted with the existing CCP, engine governor and bowthruster control systems. The system will also include controls and indicators for the operation of the bowthruster. Contractors can obtair^^ifipji-«£i,,the solicitation

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