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Air Traffic Control Communications Systems Upgrade for India Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has been awarded a multi- million dollar contract from Airports Authority of India to provide a range of ground-to-air communication equipment as part of their VHF upgrade programme. “Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has a proven history of providing advanced communication equipment globally and we are looking forward to working with them to provide the upgrade of airport VHF radio systems throughout India with the same high quality service and equipment expected,” said a spokesperson for Airports Authority of India. “We will be replacing and upgrading all Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems VHF equipment currently in use at airports across India, including ground-to-air radios and VDL-2 data link software, ensuring that the latest communication equipment is in place functioning at maximum capability,” said Charles Houseago, chairman of Northrop Grumman’s Park Air Systems. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will be providing PAE T6 Multimode Digital Radio (MDR) transmitters and receivers with antennas together with training and spares. The PAE T6 MDR is a versatile range of software programmable radios satisfying the requirement for both analogue and digital communications within the airspace environment.
Launch of NORMARC 6512 DVOR
player in the global market for navigational aids,” said Cato Engebretsen, navigation director Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems. “2008 also marks NORMARC’s 90th year, which is a great achievement and one we are proud to celebrate with the introduction of the NORMARC 6512 DVOR.” Ensuiring the equipment is accurate and user-friendly, the NORMARC 6512 DOVR features a colour touch panel for local control and extensive built-in test equiment technology for fault isolation. The equipment also utlises the latest digital design for increased stability and accuracy of operations and performs to the highest standards under automatic continuous monitor integrity testing. The NORMARC 6512 DVOR can be provided as a standalone product or as a turnkey system encompassing civil works, installation services, commissioning, training programmes and after-sales support.
Air Traffic Control Industry Award for Satellite-Based Landing System Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has received an air space management industry award in the eighth annual Jane’s ATC Global Awards 2008, announced at the ATC Global exhibition and conference in Amsterdam. The Industry category, for the most significant contribution by an equipment supplier, was awarded to Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems in recognition of its achievement in completing the world’s first GPS ground-based augmentation landing system for commercial operations at Brønnøysund Airport in Norway.
“This award recognizes how this important technology development will help improve safety, particularly at the smaller regional airports in Norway,” said Cato Engebretsen, director of navigation systems at Park Air Systems in Norway. “The SCAT1 project replaces demanding step-down approaches with safer instrument landing precision approaches.” Six ATC Global awards are presented each year to highlight contributions made toward safer skies, capacity enhancements and increases in efficiency within the airspace management industry. The winners are selected by a panel of senior representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, Eurocontrol, IATA, CANSO and Jane‘s Information Group. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems developed and installed the ground-based elements of the global navigation satellite system for precision approach and landing. The inaugural flight using the new landing system was an Avinor charter service from Trondheim to Brønnøysund in a Widerøe Dash 8 aircraft, which took place in October 2007. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems provided the ground station system under contract awarded by Norwegian air navigation service provider, Avinor. The NORMARC 8005 SCAT-1 ground station receives and validates GPS signals and then transmits the calculated signal corrections and flight path data via a VHF data link. SCAT-1 avionics use the received signal to improve position accuracy and sig-
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Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has launched the NORMARC 6512 Doppler VHF omni-directional rangefinder (DVOR) into its air traffic control ground-to-air navigation product portfolio. Designed with ultimate flight safety at the forefront, the newly developed NORMARC 6512 DVOR ground station has been produced in close cooperation with Toshiba. This collaboration is based on Toshiba’s 50 years experience in DVOR manufacturing and Northrop Grumman Park Air’s corresponding experience as an international provider of navigational aids. “The introduction of the NORMARC 6512 DVOR into our product range will further strengthen our reputation as a leading
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