Ruselectronics holding, Rostec State Corporation, has provided the airport in Kurgan with new AORL-1AS radar equipped with the state-of-the-art hardware components. It allows to increase the controlled airspace area and improve flight safety in the region.
In contrast to DRL-7SM approach radar used at Kurgan airport during more than 25 years, the AORL-1AS has more than twice as large aircraft detection range via the primary channel and thrice as large detection range via the secondary channel. The primary channel locates the aircraft and the secondary channel transmits additional details of the aircraft: tail number, flight altitude and remaining fuel. A combined antenna system makes the new radar more reliable and serviceable.
“Flight safety and provision of advanced equipment to airports is one of priority tasks of civil aviation. An airfield infrastructure modernization program has been implemented in Russia since 2018. Our Ruselectronics holding has equipped more than 40 airports with radars within this program. The advanced equipment installed in Kurgan is much more efficient than the previous generation radars. It enables aircraft monitoring at a distance up to 160 km via the primary communication channel and up to 400 km via the secondary one,” said Oleg Evtushenko, Rostec’s Executive Director.
Installation and commissioning were performed by the personnel from Chelyabinsk Radio Plant “Polet”, Ruselectronics holding, one of key Russian terminal navigation equipment manufacturers.
