New radars for Kent Airport
24.01.11
Thales has signed a contract with Manston Airport for the programme management, supply and installation of co-mounted primary surveillance and monopulse mode-S secondary surveillance radars, complete with Eurocat-C1 air traffic control (ATC) system.
Manston currently operates with a legacy, raw video, primary surveillance radar (PSR) and procures a feed of monopulse secondary surveillance radar (MSSR) data - but due to the ongoing development of three large offshore windfarms in the Thames Estuary, the legacy PSR detects returns from the turbines that are displayed as significant areas of clutter.
Thales will deliver its STAR 20002 and co-mounted RSM 970 S3 mode-S MSSR radar equipment, which are solid-state radars that will feed data into the Thales Eurocat-C radar display system. The systems will enter into operation before the end of 2011.
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg it | Newsvine | NowPublic | Reddit
To book airport hotels uk or airport parking uk at the lowest price, click on these links to two great uk airport parking and uk airport hotels price comparison pages.
