Leonardo was chosen by the United States Navy for the supply of 31 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) to be installed in the US Navy Air Base. The announcement was broadcast at the 62a Annual Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA), from 16 to 18 October in Washington, DC where Leonardo exposes some of its solutions to the air traffic control (stand # 421).
In detail, Leonardo was awarded a NAVAIR (Naval Air Systems Command) NAVAIR (Undefined Delivery / Indefinite Quantity) contract of $ 20,9 for ILS Systems 2100 Model to cooperate with other navigation aids, the Distance Measuring Equipment (DME).
The 2100 Model is highly reliable and competitive, compliant with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreements, which align hundreds of operating areas of different categories around the world. With this contract Leonardo further increases the number of 2100 Models provided to the US Department of Defense. Beyond 500 Leonardo DME 1118A / 1119 systems are, moreover, delivering to the FAA to meet current and future requirements related to NextGen, the American program that provides for innovative infrastructure for air traffic control.
This important result allows Leonardo to strengthen his role as prime contractor for the US Navy, which has entrusted the company with the task of supporting naval pilots in instrumental landings with its own technologies, ensuring their safety in all weather conditions. The acquisition also certifies the quality, performance and reliability of the air traffic control solutions developed by Leonardo in the United States. The value of Leonardo's ATC systems is widely recognized throughout North America. The company was awarded a contract by NAV CANADA in 2016 to replace primary and secondary air traffic control radars (Mode S) in 12 of the country's major airports, with an option for further replacements. In the same year, also in Canada, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change acquired 20 new sensors, which offer the most advanced radar technology for weather monitoring.
In the USA, Leonardo is firmly rooted in the aerospace, defense and security sectors thanks to its excellent manufacturing centers for ATC technologies in Overland Park and for helicopters in Philadelphia, where AW139 and AW119 are produced, as well as to the vast presence in the territory with DRS, a company operating in the field of defense electronics.
(photo: US Navy)
