11APR2019 - NEWS - Wärtsilä launches first commercially available K-band maritime radar to help increase safety in busy ports

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has recently launched the first commercially available K-band maritime radar to help increase safety in busy ports. By detecting far smaller objects and at a much higher radar resolution than conventional S or X-band radars, Wärtsilä’s RS24 enables small vessels and other potential hazards close to large ships to be visible, promoting safety especially in congested shipping lanes and busy ports. The RS24 radar will be installed on two cruise ships during the first quarter of 2019. Trials are also being carried out utilizing the RS24 for wave detection purposes which, if successful, will have implications for passenger comfort.

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