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    Air traffic control communication network for Nigeria delivered by Northrop Grumman

    Sept. 17, 2010
    LONDON, 17 Sept. 2010. Northrop Grumman Corp's (NYSE:NOC) Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, will supply and install the air traffic control radio communications system for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). This will be the largest air traffic control radio system in Nigeria.
    Posted by John McHaleLONDON, 17 Sept. 2010. Northrop Grumman Corp's (NYSE:NOC) Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, will supply and install the air traffic control radio communications system for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). This will be the largest air traffic control radio system in Nigeria.The contract was awarded by the prime contractor for NAMA, Deo Makro Ltd., following an international competitive tender process. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will provide more than 80 VHF radios of both high power (300 watt) and standard power (50 watt) output for the flight information regional communications network. This contract is part of NAMA's "Total VHF Coverage of Nigeria" program, aimed at providing effective air-ground communications between pilots and Nigeria air traffic control centers."The supply and installation of Park Air VHF radios is designed to seamlessly integrate with our existing and planned communications network and Area Control Centre equipment to achieve total VHF coverage of Nigeria for the use by NAMA," says Udoh Nnamdi, director of aafety electronic services at NAMA.The NAMA main control sites are at Lagos and Kano. The associated en-route remote radio sites are: Sokoto, Maiduguri, Jos, Abuja, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, and Wukari. Wukari is a new site being established to help improve the coverage of the south eastern delta region. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has completed the initial stages of installation at the first site in Lagos.NAMA is responsible for significant ATC operations and controls most of the European air traffic to and from central, southern and South Africa. Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has already supplied ATC towers with T6 VHF communication facilities in Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Murtala Muhammed.

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