Motorola Solutions has flagged the official handover of a digital radio comms system to the German Navy’s frigate Hessen.
The firm said the roll out of its Real-time Shipboard Platform for Operational Naval Damage Control (RESPOND) on board the vessel marked a key milestone in the ongoing digitalization of the German Navy and provides the crew with a technological backbone for modern hazard mitigation.
“If a fire breaks out in the engine room, environmental sensors instantly detect the smoke and trigger a shipwide alarm to warn the crew. The crew then logs the hazard in our RESPOND solution, which synchronizes all situational data in real time and makes it available shipwide, helping the staff to take necessary action immediately to protect the crew and vessel,” explains Helmut Gaschler, country manager Germany and sales director Central Europe at Motorola Solutions.
“By transforming manual processes into digital, our solution cuts vital seconds from damage control timelines, helping to provide operational readiness and safety in the harshest defense environments,” he said.
“Fires, flooding and casualties at sea, during transit, deployment or in combat require immediate, coordinated action,” said Commander Philipp Blau, Commanding Officer of the Hessen. “A targeted, rapid flow of information is therefore the foundational element for targeted and effective damage control aboard the ship.”
“A digital communication system providing real-time situational awareness across all stations is critical to successful damage control and contributes significantly to operational readiness,” said Blau.
The new offering pairs Motorola Solutions’ radios with a highly resilient, deployable digital radio system connected to the central damage control board. This ecosystem facilitates secure, high-performance voice, visual and real-time data communication between the ship’s security teams, damage control forces and crews on vessels within 15 kilometers.
