Kelvin Hughes Ongoing Success in Malaysia
Kelvin Hughes Ongoing Success in Malaysia 16 Februari 2017 Kelvin Hughes Doppler processing technology provides better situational awareness for naval and maritime patrol vessels. (Photo: Kelvin Hughes) Kelvin Hughes continues to enjoy considerable success in exporting its maritime systems to Malaysia. Royal Malaysian Navy Kelvin Hughes was contracted by Boustead Naval Shipyard (via their in-country representative D’Aquarian Services Sdn Bhd) to supply a pair of type-approved, upmast I-Band (X-Band) and E/F-Band (S-Band) SharpEye™ Doppler radars for each new ship in the Royal Malaysian Navy’s Second Generation Patrol Vessel (SGPV) programme. Also known as Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), these six new vessels are of a stealth frigate design with a displacement of 3,100 tonnes. The first radar sets were delivered in July 2016 together with a system for the Shore Integration Facility (SIF) to enable the integration of combat management and other systems to be further develo...