Litton's Guidance & Control Systems Division in Woodland Hills, Calif., has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide replacement navigation systems for the four-engine P-3 and C-130 patrol and cargo airplanes. The work will be done in Salt Lake City.

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Production options for up to 784 systems to be delivered over the next five years could take the value of the contract to more than $50 million. Two systems are installed on each aircraft, and the systems will replace existing Litton units installed on the airplanes in the late 1970s.The new systems combine in a single unit the continuous, long-term accuracy of the latest laser gyroscope navigation technology with the pinpoint geographical precision of a global positioning system satellite signal receiver, Litton officials said.

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