EADS Renews British Airspace Surveillance
Ulm/Milton Keynes, 23 January 2003
EADS will replace a part of the UK’s national radar surveillance system that has been in service since 1980. As reported by EADS on thursday, this order, with a total volume of more than 10 million Euros, has been awarded to EADS Defence Systems & Electronics (UK) Ltd. in Milton Keynes by the National Air Traffic Services (NATS UK Ltd.). Supply of the replacement radars will be carried out in Ulm/Germany by EADS Systems & Defence Electronics (S&DE).
Dr. Stefan Zoller, President and CEO of EADS Systems & Defence Electronics: “This order opens up new business opportunities and will enable us to bring our technological skills into this special field of civil air traffic control radar systems“.
The EADS long-range radar systems of the type SRE-M5 provide continous monitoring of the international air traffic over the United Kingdom (UK). The antenna systems will be modernised electronically and mechanically during the overhaul activities. These systems operating reliably up to day were built in the period from 1980 to 1982 and are spread all over the UK. The first radar upgrades will be installed and commissioned in September 2004.
With approximately 6,000 employees, the EADS Systems & Defence Electronics Business Unit is one of the leading suppliers of defence electronics in Europe. S&DE supplies central systems of defence electronics for major procurement programmes, such as the transport aircraft A400M, Eurofighter, Tiger helicopter, the German K130 corvette, command, control and communications systems, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles.
EADS is a global aerospace and defence leader, and the world's second largest in terms of revenues. EADS maintains a workforce of more than 100,000 and is a market leader in defence technologies, commercial aircraft, helicopters, space, military transport and combat aircraft, as well as related services.
Friedrichshafen, January 23/00103
For further information:
Business Unit Systems & Defence Electronics
Michael Hartwig, Tel: +49 (0) 7545 8-9124, Fax –8-5888
E-Mail: michael.hartwig@dornier.eads.net
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