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    Instrument landing systems contract awarded to Thales for Canadian air force bases

    Nov. 8, 2010
    OTTAWA, Ontario, 8 Nov. 2010. Thales won a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defense to supply and install four instrument landing systems (ILS) at Canadian air force bases in Trenton, Bagotville, and Comox. The contract also has options to replace legacy instrument landing systems at other Canadian air force bases across the country.
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    Posted by John McHaleOTTAWA, Ontario, 8 Nov. 2010. Thales won a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defense to supply and install four instrument landing systems (ILS) at Canadian air force bases in Trenton, Bagotville, and Comox. The contract also has options to replace legacy Instrument landing systems at other Canadian air force bases across the country. The ILS 420 Instrument Landing System provides pilots with reliable and accurate landing information particularly in reduced visibility conditions. Thales’s ILS offers many configuration options that can be combined to suit requirements from Category I to Category III applications. Electronic equipment options range from single equipment single frequency to dual equipment dual frequency operation. To implement this contract, Thales Canada will be supported by Thales's Air Traffic Management business unit in Shawnee, Kansas. This business designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of air traffic management equipment including air traffic control centers, radars, VOR/DME, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), multilateration, and airport surface movements detection systems. Thales is the world market leader in instrument landing systems."We are delighted that the Canadian defense department has selected the Thales ILS 420 system and appreciate the confidence that the government continues to demonstrate in Thales's ability to deliver and support high-technology solutions to their exacting needs," says Paul Kahn, Thales Canada president and chief executive officer. "With these new mission-critical systems, the Canadian air force will be able to improve the operational flexibility, safety, and reliability of flight operations."

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