
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Wednesday that it has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the Navy’s WSN-12 Inertial Sensor Module and will begin producing 10 pre-production units.The WSN-12 is set to be installed on all DDG-, CG-, CVN-, and SSN-class vessels.The Inertial Sensor Module, a primary subsystem of the WSN-12, includes inertial sensors, electromechanical equipment, and software to compute navigation solutions. The inertial navigation system measures and provides navigation data including attitude, velocity, and position information.“Completion of the…