Thales wins Afghan air traffic management award
Afghanistan has awarded Thales a contract for the delivery, installation, training and commissioning of the country's first operational wide area multilateration system.
The surveillannce system will control an area covering 540 by 350nm (1000km x 648km) giving coverage for en route flight above sea level and in the vivinity of Kabul, Mazar-e-sharif and Heart airports.
The system will allow the processing of ADS-B messages.
Announcing the deal at the Berlin air show day, Vaclec Sourek, sales and marketing director of Thales air traffic management servces in Germany, where the contract is being managed, said “It can be expanded to accommodate lower flight levels right down to airport runway and taxi route monitoring.
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