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    Era multilateration system receives surveillance certification in Russia

    July 1, 2010
    FAIRFAX, Va., 1 July 2010. Era a.s., a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX), announced that its MSS multilateration and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) next-generation surveillance system has been certified for operational use by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) for use in Russia.
    Posted by John McHaleFAIRFAX, Va., 1 July 2010. Era a.s., a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX), announced that its MSS multilateration and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) next-generation surveillance system has been certified for operational use by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) for use in Russia. Era's certification was the result of a seven-month process involving laboratory and field testing, both at Era’s ISO 9001-certified factory in the Czech Republic and at Era's operational MSS installation in Dublin, Ireland. MSS was evaluated against reference surveillance systems, such as existing secondary surveillance radar (SSR), and was demonstrated to meet or exceed all performance requirements. "Due to the safety-critical nature ofair traffic management equipment, certification is an extremely demanding process that requires flawless performance," says Kevin Layton, Era senior vice president. "Our certification by MAK further solidifies the world’s growing acceptance of next-generation surveillance technologies as a replacement for SSRs."MSS by Era provides higher accuracy, greater update rates, better coverage, and improved reliability when compared to conventional radar, and does so at a much lower initial cost and with lower annual maintenance costs, Era officials say. MSS also decodes ADS-B signals to all applicable standards, while simultaneously providing multilateration position reports from all commercial aircraft, even those not yet equipped for ADS-B.

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