Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems to Supply Air Traffic Control System for Jersey International Airport, U.K.

By Prne, Gaea News Network
Thursday, March 12, 2009

LONDON - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced its Europe-based air
traffic management system subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has
been awarded a contract by NATS Services Ltd. to supply, deliver and install
its NOVA 9000 Radar Processing and Flight Planning System, with fully
integrated electronic flight strips, to the new air traffic control (ATC)
tower at Jersey International Airport.

“Our integrated air traffic management system will help controllers meet
the demands for increased airspace capacity at Jersey airport,” said Eldar
Hauge, managing director for Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems Norway. “We
are proud of our strong partnership with NATS and delighted they have
selected our product as part of the tower fit-out for Jersey Airport.”

NATS is working closely with the Jersey Airport Air Traffic Engineering
Department to fit-out the new control tower with the latest in avionics and
air traffic control technology. NATS provides air traffic control services at
15 of the U.K.’s largest airports and en-route air traffic services for
aircraft flying through U.K. airspace.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will supply a fully integrated
electronic flight strip system. The system will be the primary operational
ATC tool for approach and tower control at Jersey International Airport. Each
ATC working position will be equipped with NOVA 9000 radar and electronic
flight plan displays.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, U.K., and in
Oslo and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance
systems for air-space operations worldwide.

In Europe, Northrop Grumman operates from locations in France, Germany,
Italy and Norway, providing navigation, air traffic control and postal
automation systems. In the U.K., Northrop Grumman operates from primary
locations in London, Fareham, Chester, Coventry, New Malden, Peterborough,
RAF Waddington and Solihull and provides avionics, communications, electronic
warfare systems, marine navigation systems, robotics, C4I solutions and
mission planning, aircraft whole life support, IT systems and software
development.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose
120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in
aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical
services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Source: Northrop Grumman Corporation

Ken Beedle of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +44-(0)-207-747-1910, +44-(0)-7787-174092, Ken.beedle at euro.ngc.com

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