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Sep 02, 2010 (newstodate): Northrop Grumman Corporation's Europe-based air traffic management systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, has been awarded contracts by NATS Services to provide surface movement radar and air traffic monitor systems for Heathrow airport's virtual contingency facility, VCF, and instrument landing systems for regional airports around the UK.
The VCF has been developed and put into service by NATS Services and is
the world's first full safety certified remote airport contingency control
room that can keep flights moving through Heathrow airport in the event of a
serious problem at the airport's main control tower.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will also supply NATS Services with the
ILS CAT III for Newcastle, Luton and Leeds Bradford airports.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, UK, and in Oslo
and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance
systems for air-space operations worldwide.
The VCF has been developed and put into service by NATS Services and is
the world's first full safety certified remote airport contingency control
room that can keep flights moving through Heathrow airport in the event of a
serious problem at the airport's main control tower.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will also supply NATS Services with the
ILS CAT III for Newcastle, Luton and Leeds Bradford airports.
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, UK, and in Oslo
and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance
systems for air-space operations worldwide.