Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems delivers a safety critical portfolio of equipments and integration for civil and military aviation customers, it has an installed operational base in over 170 countries providing Communication, Navigation and Surveillance solutions for the world’s airspace. Based in Norway and the United Kingdom, the company comprises over 400 aviation professionals dedicated to delivering advanced air traffic control solutions.

Park Air Systems’ history stretches back over 90 years, throughout all this time the organisation has specialized in providing safety critical systems to both aviation and other transport applications. Today Park Air Systems dedicates itself completely to designing, manufacturing and installing ground-based systems for use in air traffic control and air defence applications.

Each location hosts R & D, production and systems engineering expertise. The UK is primarily focused on ground to air communications and associated integration activities and Norway hosts the design, manufacture and integration of Voice Communication Control Systems (VCCS), Navigation systems and Surveillance technologies. Systems from Park Air are installed across the world and the Company is globally recognised as a leading supplier of advanced airspace management systems.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Park Air Systems became part of the Information Systems sector in 2009.

ATC Communication Systems

Park Air Systems unites the extensive PAE portfolio of ground-to-air transmitters, receivers, transceivers and control equipment with the exceptional flexibility and reliability of the GAREX voice communications control systems. The GAREX 200 VCCS integrates seamlessly with the PAE radio product line, thus enabling control and monitoring of key radio functions directly from the controller position.

The PAE ground-to-air radio portfolio covers all ground based VHF and UHF communication needs for civil and military air traffic control. The PAE T6 MDR offers a versatile range of software programmable radios whilst the PAE M7 Series revolutionises communications within fixed naval and transportable applications by delivering enhanced operational performance.

The GAREX 220 VCS is supplied in three ranges that meet all voice communication needs, from small tower applications to the largest Area Control Centres. The same hardware and software platform is used for each member of the product family, guaranteeing that every GAREX 220 can take advantage of future product developments, whilst also simplifying operation, interworking, training and logistics.

ATC Navigation Systems

Park Air Systems’ Instrument Landing Systems have been an industry benchmark for more than 30 years, providing round the clock precision guidance at over 500 airports across the world. The latest, fourth generation NORMARC 7000 ILS sets new industry performance standards for reliability and signal integrity.

ATC Surveillance Systems

The NOVA 9000 has pioneered and led the development of A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System) and Approach systems, enabling the integration of data from multiple sensors and databases to provide complete control of air traffic movements within the airport from a single user position. Many of the world's busiest and most complex airports relying on NOVA technology to provide safe and efficient routing of air traffic.