Great progress has been made since 2007, when Frontline Security first reported on radar surveillance technology designed for use in homeland by public safety organizations, whose responsibilities include border security, search and rescue, transportation security, and law enforcement. Operational needs for technology to enable smarter, intelligence-lead operations, have been clearly articulated. In response, affordable Surveillance-to-Intelligence™… Continue Reading
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Accipiter Radar celebrates 20 Years
Accipiter Radar is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2014. From humble beginnings as a radar software developer, the Niagara company is flourishing as a leader in radar technology, providing its unique surveillance and intelligence solutions on a global basis. On June 20th, Accipiter marked this important milestone with an event for family, friends, business associates… Continue Reading
Accipiter one of DRDC 20 new Technology Projects
Defence Research and Development Canada is announcing 20 new science and technology projects as part of an approximately $14.5 million investment under the Canadian Safety and Security Program. All projects are built on a model of partnership $14.5 million investment under the Canadian Safety and Security Program. All projects are built on a model of… Continue Reading
Accipiter Part of CBP Contract Win
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accipiter Radar Corporation, a U.S. radar surveillance systems company, has confirmed that it is a member of the winning team securing a fixed-price contract worth up to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for the delivery of Ultra-Light Aircraft Detection (ULAD) Systems to the U.S. Customs and Border… Continue Reading
Avian Radar, A Solution to Bird Strikes?
Accident investigators have started their probe into the fatal plane crash in Nepal, which is believed to have been caused by a bird strike shortly after take-off. All 19 passengers and crew onboard Sita Air's twin-propeller Dornier aircraft died in the accident, which occured on the outskirts of Kathmandu on September 28. One of the… Continue Reading
Radar Protects Birds at Oil Sands Facility
The same advanced radar technology that helps keep birds and planes apart at airports is now protecting birds from contact with tailings ponds at Alberta Oil Sands production facilities. The Accipiter® Bird Protection Radar System recently installed at Syncrude Canada Ltd. facilities north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is the largest and most sophisticated radar-based bird… Continue Reading
Accipiter Sponsor of Bird Strike North America 2011
Accipiter Radar is proud to be the host sponsor of the 2011 Bird Strike North America Conference taking place September 12-15, at the Marriott Gateway to the Falls, formerly the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and Conference Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario. This event, organized by the Bird Strike Association of Canada and the Bird Strike Committee USA,… Continue Reading
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5220-25- Avian Radar
This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance on the use of avian radar systems to supplement an airport’s Wildlife Hazard Management Plan (WHMP) and reduce the potential avian threats to aircraft. This AC describes how airports can select, procure, deploy, and manage an avian radar system. A chapter dedicated to each of the program areas is… Continue Reading
Bird Radar at 4 Wing Cold Lake “First in Canada”
The busiest fighter wing in Canada, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, will get the first permanently deployed bird radar unit in the country. The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) has entered into a contract with Accipiter Radar for the purchase and installation of an Accipiter® Avian Radar for the Cold Lake base. The radar… Continue Reading
Reducing Bird Strikes- Radar Networks
Introduction Readers of the Journal of Air Traffic Control hardly need to be told about the hazards of bird strikes. Even the general public is aware of them, following the downing of US Airways Flight 1549. Yet, the "Miracle on the Hudson" could have been a tragedy, had it not been for the professionalism of… Continue Reading