Raymarine is a manufacturer of electronic equipment for marine use. The company targets both recreational and light commercial markets with their products, which include:

• GPS Chartplotter
  Chartplotter
  A Chartplotter is a device used in marine navigation that integrates GPS data with an electronic navigational chart . The chartplotter displays the ENC along with the position, heading and speed of the ship, and may display additional information from radar, automatic information systems or other...
  
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• VHF Radios
  Marine VHF radio
  Marine VHF radio is installed on all large ships and most seagoing small craft. It is used for a wide variety of purposes, including summoning rescue services and communicating with harbours, locks, bridges and marinas, and operates in the VHF frequency range, between 156 to 174 MHz...
  
  
• Digital Fishfinder
  Fishfinder
  A fishfinder is an instrument used to locate fish underwater by detecting reflected pulses of sound energy, as in SONAR. A modern fishfinder displays measurements of reflected sound on a graphical display, allowing an operator to interpret information to locate schools of fish, underwater debris,...
  
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  Sonar
  Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
  
  
• Radar
  Radar
  Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
  
  
• Self-steering gear (Autohelm / Autopilot)
  Self-steering gear
  Self-steering gear is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot and autohelm...
  
  
• Satellite television
• Software solutions

The company was formed by a leveraged buyout

Leveraged buyout

A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...

 of the consumer electronics branch of Raytheon

Raytheon

Raytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...

corporation. With subsequent acquisitions it is now a major supplier of marine electronics. As of May 14th 2010 Raymarine is part of FLIR Systems.