W R Systems, Ltd. (WRSystems), has been awarded a key contract to provide its state-of-the-art Digital Electromagnetic Log speed system to Bath Iron Works, Inc., headquartered in Bath, ME, for subsequent installation onboard the US Navy’s Guided Missile Destroyer continuation program. The contract is a multi-year requirements contract, Class Standard Equipment, for which WRSystems has already received one system order.
The Digital Electromagnetic Log, or DEML (pronounced dē′ mul), is a Navy Program of Record system that is critical to the ship’s navigation suite. It accurately measures the speed of the vessel as it traverses the high seas, and replaces the out-dated analog electro-magnetic log system. Employing state-of-the-art digital technology, the DEML is able to provide highly accurate speed-through-water to critical navigation and combat systems. To date, there are over 100 DEML systems installed on US Navy ships.