Northrop Grummans System for RN Astute submarines

Northrop Grumman Corporation has supplied the final batch of Platform Management System (PMS) hardware for the Royal Navy’s Astute- class series’ boat 5 submarine. Under a performance partnering arrangement, Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit supplied the PMS to BAE Systems Maritime-Submarines for installation on Astute Boat 5, HMS Anson, at its shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, UK. The PMS equipment controls and monitors the submarine’s platform machinery and onboard systems. Additionally, Northrop Grumman is currently under

contract to supply PMS hardware and software for Astute Boat 4 ( Audacious) and the forthcoming Astute boats 6 and 7, which will be the Royal Navy’s newest nuclear-powered submarines.