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Press Release – C3I Growler Stations Go to Sea on “Sentinel” First in Class Fast Response Cutter.

Contact: Joseph Weaver, Program Manager, C3I, Inc.
(603) 929-9989
JWeaver@c3i-usa.com

Hampton, NH (June 2011) - C3I, Inc. on 28 April 2011, C3I’s new Growler Emergency Telephone System went to sea on the USCG Sentinel Fast Response Cutter Bernard C. Webber, at its launching ceremony on 28 April 2011 at Bollinger Shipyard’s Lockport Facility.

Each of the Sentinel Fast Response Cutter’s has 17 C3I Growler Emergency Telephone Stations installed, providing back-up emergency communications in the event of a loss of all other communications on board the vessel.

The Sentinel Class cutter is 154 feet fong and is capable of speeds in excess of 28 knots. The vesssels will be armed with one stabilized remotely–operated 25mm chain gun and four crew served .50 caliber machine guns. The cutters will be able to operate independently for five days at sea, accomodating a crew of 23 members. A state of the market command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance D4ISR system will be fully interoperable with other Coast Guard assets as wel as those of the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security.

C3I has already delivered over 60 Growlers to Bollinger on the FRC program, and is under contract for another 42.

Family owned and operated since 1946, Bollinger Shipyards specializes in new construction, repair and conversion of a wide variety of military and commerical offshore and inland vessels.

C3I’s has been supplying Bollinger Shipyards with comunication equipment since 1997. “Bollinger Shipyards is our oldest, and one of our most loyal, and important customers in the commercial marine communications market.” stated Joe Weaver, Program Manager at C3I, Inc. “We sincerely enjoy working with them at all levels in the company.”

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C3I and our Corporate Divisions are dedicated to the design, development, manufature and support of Military and Marine Grade communications and control systems, equipment and instruments to the world maritime community.

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C3I's recent acquisition of integrated Marine Systems, Inc. of Brunswick, Maine, and the opening of its new 40,000 sq ft facility at the site of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, provides a new unique state of the art equipment and systems integration site presence to the region. Combined with Integrated Marine Systems, Inc's product development and partnership agreements with its subscriber companies, C3I now brings a worldwide presence and the resource backing of several multi-billion dollar companies to C3I's marine products.

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