Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2024
Radar launched with added functionality
Wärtsilä Automation, Navigation & Control Systems (ANCS) has unveiled the NACOS Platinum Solid State X-Band Radar which, the company claims, provides a range of advantages over conventional radar systems. A compact housing and gearbox eliminates the need for traditional magnetrons while independent signal processing ensures optimal target detection in all environmental conditions, improved target tracking, and adaptive pulse transmission for enhanced hazard recognition. The new radar, with intelligent filter algorithms for first-class target presentation, is compatible with all NACOS Platinum Navigation Systems....