iXSea Signs €1.5m Deal with French Navy

iXSea announced that a contract for €1.5m has been signed with DCN (Direction des Constructions Navales) on behalf of the French Navy. This contract is the second part of a large contract signed last year and will involve equipping OCTANS and PHINS products for navigational and combat systems on different types of French Navy surface vessels.
OCTANS III, an IMO-certified gyrocompass and still the smallest of its class in the world will be installed on the F70 and F67 Frigates and will also be equipped on the A69 corvettes, helicopter carriers and oil tankers. Maintenance free, it is based on a strap-down technology which is ideally suited for all naval vessels due to a plug and play system which provides ease of installation and does not require GPS yet can lock onto true North in less than 1 minute, even in sub sea conditions. The OCTANS is designed with a complete motion sensor which outputs true heading, roll, pitch, heave, surge and sway as well as acceleration and rate of turn.
Part of this contract will also involve equipping the Surveillance Frigates with PHINS, an Inertial Navigation System.