Summary Points:
- The modernization includes a hardware refresh and installation of the SkyLine-X Air Traffic Management system for end-to-end surveillance, improved safety and streamlined operations.
- SkyLine-X uses a modular, open architecture designed to be resilient, user-friendly and adaptable for future needs.
- Kazakhstan’s passenger traffic is expected to rise from almost 15 million in 2025 to 26 million by 2030, with the civil aircraft fleet more than doubling and 81 new international destinations planned.
RESTON, Va., - Leidos in Reston, Va., announced that the company has signed a contract with Kazakhstan's national air navigation service provider, Kazaeronavigatsia (KAN), to modernize the air traffic control system to handle projected growth in the country's aviation sector.
Leidos will upgrade systems that help air traffic controllers safely manage planes on the ground and in the air. The work includes a hardware refresh and the installation of the SkyLine-X Air Traffic Management system, which provides end-to-end surveillance, improved safety functions and streamlined operations. Leidos says SkyLine-X offers a common automation platform with a modular and open architecture designed to be resilient, easy to use and flexible for future needs.
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Longtime partners
"Over the past 20 years, Leidos has been more than a supplier; they have been a strategic ally," said Faat Bogdashkin, director general of Kazaeronavigatsia. "They have consistently anticipated our needs and involved their solutions to help us navigate a changing market. We look forward to continuing our successful cooperation with Leidos on the Air Traffic Management System modernization with SkyLine-X. It is important to meet our mission to safely manage the growing volume of air traffic in Kazakhstan."
The agreement has a 19-year period of performance and includes work at four control centers and 21 towers across the country.
"We value the trust we've built over the past two decades working with KAN," said Liz Porter, Leidos Health and Civil Sector president. "The skies over Kazakhstan are key to international flight paths, and this upgrade helps support the country's safe and reliable air traffic system and allows controllers to continue managing the airspace with increased confidence."
According to the Kazakhstan government, by 2030 the country's annual passenger traffic is expected to reach 26 million, up from almost 15 million. Its civil aircraft fleet is expected to more than double, and 81 new international destinations are planned. Drawing on a track record of safely guiding flights across U.S. and global skies, Leidos is positioned to efficiently modernize Kazakhstan's air traffic control infrastructure and meet future demands.
