FAREHAM, U.K. - BAE Systems Maritime Services has awarded TÜV SÜD Product Service a contract to develop an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test program for the machinery control and surveillance (MCAS) system being installed on the Royal Navy's eight HUNT Class mine counter-measures vessels (MCMVs).
TÜV SÜD will develop and action an EMC test plan for the new MCAS system, which is based on commercial off-the-shelf equipment, at its Hampshire laboratories. The work is part of a six-year contract worth GBP15 million, which was awarded to BAE Systems to replace propulsion systems on the Royal Navy's MCMV fleet.