MADRID - Indra is set to further modernize Colombia’s air surveillance network with the delivery of the first of the new radars to be installed in the country. The contract, awarded by Aerocivil, the public entity that manages all the air navigation services in the country, is valued at over €65 million, and it envisages the renewal of over 50% of the current radars.
It’s the largest civil aeronautics contract ever concluded in Colombia and Latin America in terms of volume, but also ambition, as it will entail equipping seven new stations with the latest technology to guarantee maximum safety and the efficiency and sustainability of the civil aviation system, facilitating more seamless air traffic management and, in turn, contributing to greater punctuality.
The project will encompass the planning, design, installation, commissioning, and security of the entire radar renewal process and the construction of new sites throughout Colombia, a large country with complex mountainous terrain, especially the Andes.
Indra will deploy seven primary radars (one of them long-range), seven MSSR mode S secondary radars with integrated ADS-B systems, and seven independent ADS-B radars to monitor aircraft movements.