Northrop to upgrade Brazilian air traffic communication system

Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the Brazilian Airspace Control System Implementation Commission (CISCEA) to upgrade the air traffic communication systems.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman’s Park Air Systems subsidiary will upgrade the existing communication system for the entire Integrated Centre for Air Defence and Air Traffic Control 3 (CINDACTA3) airspace region of Brazil.

The communication system will be upgraded to a full internet protocol (IP)-based system comprising the Park Air T6 UHF/VHF range of ground-to-air communication equipment as a turnkey system.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems managing director Charles Houseago said, "To deliver IP-based communications coverage for a system this size and in this region is an example of how we are able to provide complex air traffic management communication systems for demanding environments."

ATC Systems, as a local subcontractor, will provide infrastructure work, installation, training and technical support.

CISCEA president major brigadier Carlos Vuyk de Aquino said, "We are very pleased with the quality of the products and services we receive from Park Air and that we can rely on their team for delivering demanding systems."

The contract follows previously awarded contracts to Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems for the CINDACTA1 and CINDACTA2 regions.