As prime contractor, Indra has delivered to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) eleven Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and six Non-Directional Beacons (NDB) across twelve sites; including ten Air Force bases, one Army Aviation centre and a Naval Fleet Air Arm.
“These systems will replace Air Force’s legacy equipment and will provide updated technology, enhanced monitoring, diagnostics and functionality, as well as increased flexibility and deployment options, providing important upgrades in deployed airspace and airfield management," Business Development Manager of Defence at Indra in Australia, Adam Taylor, said.
The ILS is a ground-based radio navigation system giving pilots lateral and vertical guidance towards the runway when visual contact with the runway cannot be established, in poor weather or low visibility.
"The achievement of this critical delivery milestone demonstrates Indra’s commitment to the Australian market and to providing mission critical systems to Australia, through an ongoing partnership between Indra and the ADF. We will now leverage this experience in support of future programs, with the aim of becoming a strategic partner for the modernisation and digitisation of the Armed Forces," Taylor stated.
These pieces of equipment are crucial for airports as they increase the reliability of every landing, reduce the decision altitude (altitude at which the pilot either commits to the landing procedure or diverts) and ultimately will ensure that the pilot can understand the runway no matter the conditions. Indra 7000B ILS systems are available in a wide range of configurations all meeting ICAO Level four requirements and are allegedly designed to be cost-effective, easy to install and operate, and above all, are dependable.
The NDB is a ground based radio transmitter that sends a low frequency signal containing no inherent directional information. This series of NDB are transmitters with automatic antenna tuning units and three-way guyed single mast antennas.
Indra in Australia has partnered with Australian design, fabrication and construction company IDEC Solutions, to complete the civil works for this project at 12 Defence sites around Australia.