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UK Report (Continued from page 53) ment will be signed in September, with work starting on building the new facil- ities by the end of the year, in time for steel to be cut on the first Type 45 destroyer in 2003 "Although we will not be assembling the second destroyer as originally announced, this revised procurement policy provides us with longer-term security," said chief executive Martin

Jay. "It also means that VT, with the new facilities, will be in a strong posi- tion to compete for future Royal Navy warship programs such as the Future

Surface Combatant.

The Type 45 Destroyer is a new air defense warship that will succeed the existing Type 42 destroyers in service.

Cygnus Gauge For

GRP Hulls

The Cygnus Ultrasonic SE gauge has been specifically designed to measure the thickness of GRP hulls and components using a dedicated 1 MHz probe which allows accurate measurements to be taken on most types of GRP from one side. The gauge can be calibrated within the velocity range of 1,000 m/s to 9,995 m/s, which covers GRP as well as most types of engineering plastic. This means that the thick- ness of pipes, sheet plastic, extru- sions and storage tanks can also be easily and accurately measured.

The gauge is housed in a rugged, shockproof case that is environ- mentally sealed to IP65 and the

LCD display with backlight can be viewed in all light conditions.

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The ships will be equipped with the

Principal Anti Air Missile System, which is designed to deal with salvo attacks by anti-ship missiles. The ships will be powered by the WR21 gas tur- bine, propelling the ships to speeds up to 29 knots. The cost of the first six ships is estimated to be more than $8 billion. exceeding expectations

The specification of the Kelvin

Hughes NDR2002 voyage data recorder doesn't just meet IMO performance standards - it exceeds them!

At the hub of the NDR2002 a data acquisition unit gathers information on a ship's systems via one or more advanced design data interface units, compatible even with older system outputs. This data is stored digitally in a tamper-proof, crash survivable module, retrievable in the event of an incident.

And, of course, the NDR2002 comes with a complete package of features and options.

But you'd expect nothing less from Kelvin Hughes! _ 10 ""^ISiSte* ndr 2002 voyage data recorder

August, 2001

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