Indra, the Madrid - Spain based technology conglomerate announced it commissioned two new radar stations in Morocco with the aim of improving surveillance in two areas of the country's air traffic management. One is the area surrounding Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca and the other is located in the area of Tangier. Each of the stations includes an primary radar as well as an S mode secondary radar.According to Indra, the Tangier station will reinforce radar surveillance in the straight, which is a transit area for routes that connect Europe and Africa with an expanding traffic volume. These installations are parts Indra's collaboration with Morocco's Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) for more a decade.
Indra has recently delivered two new simulators for air controller training. These simulators can operate as actual control centres in the event of a contingency. The first simulator is operating in Agadir, and the other two are located at Mohammed V International Airport and the National Air Safety Control Centre, both in Casablanca.
In 2011 the company have commissioned three new ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) stations that improve the nation's surveillance coverage. The systems are redundant in order to assure availability.
In addition, the company is working on the expansion of Morocco's VSAT advanced satellite communications network. Indra was responsible for its roll-out and it is now installing new VSAT stations to reinforce it. This system enables communications between radar systems, ADS-Bs, control centres, control towers and communication towers.
Indra was also responsible for installing the automated traffic management system to manage all of the country's air traffic from the Casablanca control center.