Northrop Grumman to Provide Electronic Flight Strip System at Prague Ruzyne International Airport
By Northrop Grumman Corporation, PRNETuesday, September 28, 2010
LONDON, September 29, 2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Norway-based air traffic
management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded a
substantial contract by the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic
(ANS CR) to supply and install an electronic flight strip (EFS) system for
the control tower at Prague Ruzyne International Airport.
The EFS system automates the production, distribution and administrative
management of flight plan information and other air traffic control data and
replaces the paper strip systems previously used by air traffic controllers.
The EFS can also provide data integrity checking and ease the working
environment of air traffic controllers and paves the way for the application
of advanced features such as Controller Pilot Data Link Communications
(CPDLC).
"ANS CR is very pleased with the many years of cooperation with Park Air
Systems," said Jan Kubicek , ANS CR's programme manager for A-SMGCS. "Now we
look forward to putting the NOVA 9000 EFS system into operational use at our
airport."
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems' offering to ANS CR is based on the
joint research carried out by the two organizations. This demonstrated that
fully integrating the advanced-surface movement guidance and control system
(A-SMGCS) with the EFS system, reduced controller work load and increased
efficiency and traffic throughput while maintaining the established safety
level.
"We have been a key supplier to ANS CR for many years. In addition to air
traffic control communication equipment we have also delivered surface
movement radar (SMR), advanced surface movement guidance and control systems
(A-SMGCS) and simulator equipment for Prague airport," said Eldar Hauge,
managing director of Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems in Norway. "We look
forward to continuing our close working relationship with ANS CR."
With a 50-year legacy in air traffic management systems ranging from
individual airport installations to countrywide, multiple-site turnkey
integrated system solutions, Northrop Grumman's state-of-the-art air traffic
management systems are operationally controlling air traffic in numerous
countries around the world including recent major programmes in: Norway,
Brazil, Qatar, Oman, Canada, India, Poland, UAE, USA and the UK, in both
civil and military applications.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Oslo and Horten, Norway, and
in Peterborough, UK supplies air traffic management systems for air-space
operations worldwide.
In continental Europe Northrop Grumman operates from locations in France,
Germany, Italy and Norway, providing navigation, air traffic control and
postal automation systems. In the UK, Northrop Grumman has a strong presence
with a heritage spanning nearly 100-years. The company operates from a number
of locations across the UK and provides avionics, air traffic management
communications, electronic warfare systems, marine navigation systems,
unmanned ground vehicle systems, C4ISR solutions and mission planning, IT
systems and software development, aircraft whole life support and airport
security solutions.
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. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
Ken Beedle of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +44-207-747-1910, +44-7787-174092, ken.beedle at euro.ngc.com
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