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23 August 2006 - Royal New Zealand Navy Signs 10 Year Long Term System Support Contract
Horten, Norway: The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) recently signed a 10 year in-service support contract with Kongsberg Maritime for their Bridge Simulator Facility (BSF) located at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
The RNZN BSF was opened in 2000 and consists of three mock up ships bridges. The ships can be set up as any of the RNZN ships and can also be configured as Merchant ships. Ship handling and navigation practices are taught and practiced in the BSF as well as other navy specific ship bridge team practices and skills which include helmsman, communications and radar.
Ready access to timely system updates and support, further enhances high levels of simulator availability, a critical underpinning for all world Navies. Kongsberg Long Term System Support Program (LTSSP) has always represented a cost efficient solution to our customer's requirement for support, offering a tailor made suite of services at a fixed price. The LTSSP is our commitment to providing world class flexible sustained system support to our simulation partners anywhere in the world.
World Navies have been placing their trust in Kongsberg Maritime ship simulation equipment and training systems for over 15 years. Kongsberg values long term customer relationships and is proud to have been awarded this long term contract by the Royal New Zealand Navy.