Replacement Secondary Submarine Radar and Support
What the buyer wrote
The current SSR is a portable Commercial OFF The Shelf (COTS) radar that is deployed when the submarine has surfaced, carried to the bridge fin by the crew, clamped to the boat structure, plugged into a vessel power socket and operated. The SSR operates as a second radar or as a backup, should the primary radar fail. It is used to detect the whereabouts of other surface objects and coastlines and is of particular importance when the vessel is approaching or leaving harbour, or in busy shipping areas. The SSR equipment is stored within the submarine when not in use and deployed to the bridge fin when surfaced through a bespoke carriage solution. Currently, this is a bag and pulley system for …
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- What the buyer calls it
- Replacement Secondary Submarine Radar and Support
- How they are buying
- Advertised, then negotiatedThe buyer talked terms with bidders rather than taking fixed offers.
- Type
- works
- Where
- in the South West
- Kind of work
- Civil engineering and groundworks
Who the buyer named
The buyer published a contact address on this notice. Questions closed on 11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST.