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INDRA's Anti-drone shield, tested in the most complex environments and ready to protect airports
The presence of drones recently forced the closure of Gatwick airport for three days, suspending 1,000 flights and disrupting the plans of about 140,000 passengers during Christmas, and Heathrow for one hour. Indra is one of the few companies in the world that has a comprehensive solution specifically prepared and tested to protect an airport or any other space against drones flying without authorization. It is an intelligent shield, called ARMS (Anti RPAS Multisensor System), which detects the presence of drones kilometers away, identifies the model and learns their weaknesses to neutralize …
SITTI on the Baltic Sea
SITTI is proud to announce to have signed a contract with ORO NAVIGACIJA (the State Lithuanian Air Navigation Service Provider) for the installation of a new Voice Communication System (VCS) at their Area Control Centre (ACC) premises in Vilnius. This new contract reinforces SITTI presence in the Baltic region, on both the Civil and Military markets, with its top-edge MULTIFONO® M800IP® system. The supplied M800IP® VCS systems comes along with more than 50 Controller Working Positions (CWP), which are part of the supply, in order to fulfil different customer needs: …
SITTI expands in South America
Continuing its expansion in the VCS market in the South American countries, SITTI has completed the installation and set-up of brand new MULTIFONO® M800IP® Voice Communication Systems (VCS) and ancillary equipment at 6 sites in Colombia. The supplied VCS systems include the latest Controller Working Positions (CWP) that allow controllers to easily and intuitively interface the Radio and Telephone communication facilities provided by the MULTIFONO® M800IP® system. The SITTI system has been chosen by Radiocom S.A.
ERA extends its presence in Hungary by supplying ADS-B system
ERA, a provider of advanced surveillance systems both for military and civilian solutions, will deliver another system to HungaroControl, a Hungarian Air Navigation Service Provider. ERA signed a contract with HungaroControl to deliver a surveillance system based on ADS-B technology for the Kőrishegy and Püspökladány region. The system provides enhancement to already existing radar coverage. On ADS-B technology ADS-B represents dependent information on data from the aircraft's navigation system. ADS-B equipped aircraft broadcast their GNSS positions once per second.
IFATCA is deeply concerned about the impact of the partial government shutdown on the safety of air travel in the United States of America
The International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), as the global professional voice of Air Traffic Controllers, is very concerned about the safety implications of the continuing partial government shutdown in the United States of America. This shutdown has resulted in safety critical personnel such as Air Traffic Controllers and supporting areas working without remuneration since late December. Air traffic control is a safety critical task where the responsibilities of Air Traffic Controllers demand that they can fully concentrate on their tasks and perform their …
FREQUENTIS improves flight planning for Australian airline Qantas
Operational and fuel savings possible with Frequentis aeronautical information management system - Frequentis has provided its Navigation Data Management System (NavDB) to Qantas, allowing them to gather global aeronautical data including digital NOTAM. Based on this data, flight planning and flight plan optimisation is performed for pre-flight and in-flight phases, as well as post-flight analysis. The success of the solution is also thanks to core modules from the smart4Aviation product suite and the University of Sydney’s flight plan algorithm.
- A New Era of Global Aircraft Surveillance is on the Horizon as Aireon Completes System Deployment
- Polish Air Navigation Services Agency to modernise its Micro Nav BEST Simulator
- IATA: Solid but Moderating Passenger Demand in November; Air Freight Demand Flat in November
- ERA has installed and passed the SAT of its WAM system in Kyrgyzstan
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