Leonardo, Northrop Grumman to update ENAV equipment to manage Italian airspace

Leonardo, Northrop Grumman to update ENAV equipment to manage Italian airspace:

16 July 2019:Vitrociset, a subsidiary of Leonardo has received a radio replacement contract by ENAV. According to the 5-year contract, Vitrociset will replace ground-to-air communications equipment for airports and the supporting en-route infrastructure.

Vitrociset has selected the products of Park Air Systems Limited, a UK based air traffic communications subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation

The provision will update the present products to meet the 8.33 kHz channel spacing using the market leading Park Air T6 radio and other products from the Sapphire portfolio. The modernisation will include the requirement to move to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Equipment consisting of T6 radios, antennas and remote control monitoring systems alongside customer acceptance testing and product training will all be given by Park Air.

Vitrociset and Park Air will be looking after the in territory services and ongoing maintenance support.