Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc., a North American industry leader in the development and deployment of avian radar systems for use at civil and military airports, has been awarded the contract for supply of their 3D avian radar system at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Working with their regional partners, IPS Securex Pte Ltd and PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI), the Accipiter avian radar system will be used to monitor bird activity in and around the approach and arrival flight corridors, providing tactical and strategic intelligence for airport staff to assess potential risks and act accordingly. The deployed system will include steerable, high powered acoustic hailing devices, developed by Ultra Electronics (USSI), which will be used to target flocks of birds and enable harassment with a variety of audible sounds.
Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is operated by PT Angkasa Pura II and is one of the busiest airports in the region. “We are excited to be working with our regional partners and PT Angkasa Pura II to provide our proven 3D avian radar system for Jakarta airport” stated Simon Jerome, Accipiter’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Jakarta will be the first airport in the region to embrace this innovative system and are setting a high standard for airports in the South East Asia”.
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About Accipiter Radar
Accipiter Radar is a North American company that develops, sells, and operates high-performance radar and sensor intelligence networks engineered to monitor the environment and characterize the behavior of targets such as small vessels, low flying aircraft, vehicles and birds, as well as distributed phenomenon such as weather, waves and snow/ice. The result is enhanced wide-area safety and security through unprecedented domain awareness for 21st century applications in homeland security, aviation safety and security and environmental protection. Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc. of Niagara, Ontario Canada and Accipiter Radar Corporation of Niagara, New York, USA are Targeting a Safer World® and have won business from of all levels of government in North America, as well as major corporations and governments in various parts of the world.
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