PROVIDING COMPLETE AIRSPACE SECURITY
As a world leader in Air Traffic Management and
security solutions, Thales is a major industrial
player in the civil aviation area. Thales provides end to-end solutions to enhance the security of airport
operations, aircraft passengers and crew, as well
as air traffic management. Thales solutions include
communications, navigation and surveillance technologies
for tracking and monitoring aircraft trajectories.
In addition, Thales offers security databases
fed by multi-sensor networks for an improved threat
analysis on the airport platform.
AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT With global experience in providing control centres,
Thales offers the complete spectrum of control facilities
needed throughout all phases of en-route, terminal
area, approach and airport operations. Today, Thales
systems are recognised as the industry standard. The
EUROCAT air traffic management system is one such
example, with more than 260 centres in operation
worldwide, equivalent to 4,000 controller positions.
Navigation Air traffic safety depends on a vast infrastructure of
ground-based air navigation equipment. As a leading
worldwide manufacturer of Navigation and Airport
Solutions, Thales with its large range of products provides
complete capability for safe navigation, take-off
and landing of aircraft. Navigation and Airport
Solutions include ground-based solutions:
• landing systems (Instrument Landing System;
Microwave Landing System);
• en-route navigation (VOR, DVOR, DME, TACAN),
• and latest satellite technologies such as Ground
Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) for take-off and
landing and Satellite Based Augmentation Systems
(SBAS) for en-route to approach (the European
EGNOS program).
Surveillance The surveillance products and systems range includes
primary and secondary en-route and terminal control
radars, and ground surveillance radars for airports.
With 1,000 operational air traffic control radars are
installed worldwide, a testimony of “Joint Radar
Sensors” expertise in the surveillance domain: Thales's
centres of excellence for radar technology. Communications Each solution is bespoke to the specific features of
the customers needs by selecting one or a combination
of the most adapted communication technologies,
such as means of managing controller -
pilots communications or ground-ground and airground
communication networks based on digital
technologies. The Aeronautical Telecommunication
Network (ATN) protocol recommended by ICAO is
already considered in the systems developed by
Thales.
AIR TRAFFIC ALLIANCE The Air Traffic Alliance(*) addresses the air transport
operators' needs for a seamless, interoperable air
transport system. One of the Air Traffic Alliance's
objectives is to drive the implementation of both a
pragmatic and an innovative ATM modernisation
programme, leading to the rapid deployment of a
network-integrated ATM system in support of the
Single European Sky while being fully interoperable
with other regions of the world. (*) A grouping of Airbus, EADS and Thales
AIRPORT SOLUTIONS In the airport area, Thales has developed essential
tools for enhancing airport efficiency and safety.
Thales meets the customer challenge by continually
improving and opening up its system architectures
allowing systems to be interoperable. With
STREAMS (Surface Traffic Enhancement & Automation Support), Thales provides a modular
and scalable system supporting movement of aircraft
and vehicles on an airport surface. STREAMS
can be implemented as a stand alone system or
integrated as a part of an overall aerodrome air traffic
control (ATC) system. With TECOS (Terminal COordination
System), Thales supplies a flight data processing
system designed for use in tower and apron
control providing an integrated planning and management
tool for the terminal area and the airport's
surface.
AIRPORT SECURITY Risk assessment
Effective threat management requires an assessment
of risks and vulnerabilities, and a security strategy enabling the implementation of automated and network-
enabled security systems. Thales provides security
audits and planning.
Safety and Security Integration
1 Safety solutions include the integration to the
critical airport information management systems,
building management systems, public address as well
as alarms, fire control and airfield safety systems to
secure against collision or incidents on airside.
2 Security solutions lay essentially in the combination
of access control, video-surveillance and anti-intrusion
solutions integrated with safety and airport information
systems via a network.
3 Secured networks for voice, data, video support the
transportation of sensors, systems and IT architectures
information.
4 Security supervision and management centres
enable to receive, manage and classify alerts, authenticate
and authorise access and instruct security
resources for action. These supervision systems give
operators through a clear and concise picture of the
situation full awareness to assess threats captured by
various types of sensors.
Thales provides a complete range of solutions
for airports
1 Airside security and safety
2 Landside (passenger and cargo terminals) security
and safety
3 Access and perimeter security
CUSTOMER SERVICE Customer Service is focused on providing through-life
support for the traffic management, control and security
systems, guaranteeing that they stay operational
and making sure they evolve in line with traffic growth
and new global safety requirements. Thales's Customer
Service teams have a local presence on all five continents.
Three new support centres in Singapore, the
Gulf and Latin America offer customers robust logistic
support and a stronger local presence.
Air Traffic Management Centres: En-route, terminal area, approach
Eurocat
Surveillance Secondary radar: Mode S - RSM 970 S
Primary radar: STAR 2000 - Trac 2000
ADS-B Ground Stations 1090 MHz Extended Squitter,
VDL Mode 4
Communication Multi-protocol air-ground data server
ATN software components AFTN/AMHS
Airport Safety and Security
Airport Safety and Security Integration
MAGS (Mode S Airport Ground System)
ATAS (Airport and Tower Automation System)
Qatar: Thales won a major contract to secure new
Doha International airport. United Arab Emirates: Thales is supplying safety &
security systems for the Terminal 3 of Dubai Airport. China: Thales is supplying two air traffic control systems
for the cities of Hefei and Tianjin in the People's
Republic of China. Taiwan: Thales is supplying an integrated national air
traffic management system.
South Korea: Thales has won three contracts to supply
air traffic control systems and navigation aids for
Incheon International Airport. Vietnam: The EUROCAT systems at Ho Chi Minh airport
has been operational since May 2006. Chile: Thales is supplying Santiago airport with a new
EUROCAT centre to replace the Thales system
already operating here. Mexico: Thales has won a contract to provide Mexico
with six EUROCAT systems for its airports in Mexico
City, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, El Bajio, Acapulco
and Toluca. Czech Republic: Thales is supplying Prague Ruzyne
International Airport with complete air navigation system
providing the capability to perform spot landings
in near-zero visibility. Latvia: The Latvian civil aviation authority has signed a
contract with Thales to upgrade three radar stations
and supply STRA 2000, RSM 970 Mode S radars for
Riga airport, and two RSM 970 Mode S radars to
complete its national en-route coverage. United States: In 2007, Thales consolidated its world
leadership in navigation aids and landing systems,
winning a major contract with the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to deliver more than 300
Instrument Landing Systems. The contract also
includes installation, operator training and logistic
support for ten years. Another major success in 2006
was the signing of a teaming agreement with ITT in
the prospective if deploying Automatic Dependent
Surveillance Broadcast nationwide. Nigeria: The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency
(NAMA) placed an order for the turnkey supply of 10
Instrument Landing Systems, 10 Doppler VHF
Omnidirectional Radio and 20 Distance Measuring
Equipment air navigation systems. The award is part
fo 14 aiports, including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt
and Kano, by mid-2008. France: Thales is supplying 10 Automatic Dependent
Surveillance Broadcast ground stations that will be
the first to be fully qualified and certified compliant
with EUROCONTROL's European security regulations.
Thales air systems division Parc tertiaire Silic
3, Avenue Charles Lindbergh BP 20351
94950 RUNGIS Cedex
France
Fax: 33 1 79 61 17 48
PROVIDING COMPLETE AIRSPACE SECURITY
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