Turkish Navy selected OSI Geospatial for warship navigation system

OSI Geospatial Inc. announced that its International Systems Operations has signed a contract to provide its world leading warship navigation system to the Turkish Navy . Under the terms of this contract, the company will deliver and install up to eight navigation systems. The first system will be delivered in the third quarter of 2009. "This is our first project with the Turkish Navy and we are pleased to be involved in this important program'" said Ken Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of OSI Geospatial. "We are committed to expanding our business relationship with this new customer and I believe this project will provide us the opportunity". The Turkish corvette program will build a modern littoral combat warship with indigenous capabilities, extensively using the principles of stealth technology in its design. The construction of the first MILGEM class corvette, TCG Heybeliada, began on 26 July 2005. TCG Heybeliada was to be put to sea on 27 September 2008 and is scheduled to be completed by 25 October 2010, when it will start undergoing full sea trials before being officially commissioned. It is expected to enter service in 2011. A total of twelve MILGEM class warships (eight corvettes and four frigates) are planned to be built for the Turkish Navy, with possible exports to other countries.