LOCKHEED MARTIN-ARINC Team submit bid for U.S. AIR FORCE Rapid Deployment Air Traffic Control Radar System

Under its Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) program, the Air Force will procure 19 ATC surveillance radar systems, which can deploy within 48 hours worldwide by C-130 aircraft and take less than six hours to set up. The total program value is expected to be more than $400 million.

Our bid carefully balances the services need for off-the-shelf products that reduce risk in a budget constrained environment, said Greg Larioni, vice president of radar surveillance systems at Lockheed Martins Mission Systems & Sensors business. We have been designing and manufacturing transportable radars for decades with more than 100 systems deployed around the world today.

The Lockheed Martin-ARINC teams solution integrates field-proven systems, including Lockheed Martins TPS-79 tactical surveillance radar and Microprocessor-En Route Automated Radar Tracking System (Micro-EARTS), and ARINCs transportable ATC operations shelter.

To date, Micro-EARTS is the only ATC display system certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for providing both terminal and en route ATC automation capabilities at FAA and Department of Defense operational sites, as well as for currently deployed Air Force expeditionary ATC systems.

The Air Forces D-RAPCON program will replace aging and difficult to maintain ATC systems in service, including the more than 40-year-old AN/TPN-19 landing control center. Ten D-RAPCON systems will go to the Air National Guard, seven to active-duty Air Force Space Command units, and one each to the Air Forces ATC school and depot.

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Md., with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified.