Accipiter Radar Corporation 3176 Abbott Road Building A, Suite 100A Orchard Park, NY 14127 Phone: 1-716-508-4432 Fax: 1-888-393-6421
Accipiter Radar Technologies Inc 576 Highway 20 W Fenwick, ON L0S 1C0 Phone: 1-905-228-6888 Fax: 1-905-892-2249
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Accipiter Radar announced today another first for its Accipiter® line of software-definable radars at Toronto City Airport (TCCA). Recently, Accipiter completed the installation and approval of a custom-developed application that provides automated alerts to controllers when targets of concern enter the marine exclusion zones that could conflict with take-offs and landings. The Accipiter® application integrates… Continue Reading