The US Coast Guard has awarded Furuno USA a 10-year, $49 million contract to standardise radar systems across more than 140 existing and planned cutters, over 400 shore-based Coastal Sentinel and Vessel Traffic Service installations, and Coast Guard training facilities.
The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract covers the Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NXSSR) programme, which will use Furuno’s FAR2XX8 solid-state radar series in X-band and S-band configurations.
The common architecture is intended to simplify maintenance, training and logistics across vessels ranging from 26-metre Marine Protector-class patrol boats to the 128-metre medium icebreaker, as well as the three-masted training barque USCGC Eagle.
Furuno’s FICE100 ice navigation radars will also supplement conventional navigation radar across the Coast Guard’s existing and planned icebreaker fleet.
The programme will use displays supplied by Furuno and its OEM partner Hatteland Technology, with standardisation of the display and radar components across vessel classes and shore installations intended to reduce the complexity of long-term support.
“The Coast Guard’s decision to adopt a common radar architecture across multiple platforms is a forward-looking approach that will enhance operational consistency, reduce complexity, and support mission success,” said Matt Wood, National Sales Manager at Furuno USA.
Furuno will also work with sister company Nobeltec and other industry partners to develop navigation software and sensor-data distribution systems for use across Coast Guard installations.
