HENSOLDT to equip DFS with state-of-the-art Radar Technology

The sensor house HENSOLDT will equip the German civil air navigation service provider DFS with state-of-the-art radar technology: DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH has commissioned HENSOLDT to deliver two units of the company’s high-performance ASR-NG® airport surveillance radar and a separate MSSR 2000 I® secondary radar for the purpose of modernising their radar infrastructure. Thanks to its outstanding detection capability, the ASR-NG is able to replace not only the existing approach control radar systems at the airports, but also the medium-range radar units, which have been in service for more than 30 years.

“Our ASR-NG offers top performance and an excellent price-performance ratio at the same time – not only for military, but also for civil air traffic control,” said Thomas Müller, CEO of HENSOLDT. “It guarantees the highest level of reliability in air traffic control, thus ensuring that people can benefit from maximum safety when travelling by air. Its extraordinary long-range and high-altitude detection capabilities allow our system to cover a volume four times as large as can be achieved with other ASR units. We are delighted about the trust DFS has placed in us by again buying highly reliable radar equipment made in Germany. DFS is a strategic partner to support the future success of our company in the field of civil air traffic control.”

The ASR-NG consists of a primary and a secondary radar system. The primary radar helps to identify non-cooperative objects such as small aircraft that do not identify themselves using their own transponder signals. It is based on a semiconductor transmitter and includes a special signal processing technology for wide-area air surveillance and 3D capability. The secondary radar, MSSR 2000 I (MSSR = Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar), ensures the automatic identification of cooperative aircraft. This secondary radar meets the new “Mode S” and “ADS-B” air traffic control standards, which greatly improve aircraft identification queries and are currently being introduced in the Central European airspace. DFS places particular importance on the option of using the MSSR 2000 I in a network and in a so-called Mode-S cluster, as it has already been the case with other customers.