Harris Corporation to Modernize Air Traffic Control System for Sint Maarten Airport

Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been selected to supply critical air traffic control (ATC) communications to the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten.

Harris will supply its Liberty-STAR™ Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS), and a GPS Time Source to the airport, which serves the Dutch portion of the Caribbean island.

Liberty-STAR VCCS features a modular architecture, open-platform software and commercial-off-the-shelf hardware that delivers a reliable, scalable communications solution for ATC towers, airline and area control dispatch, flight service stations, and mobile shelters. The system will be equipped with touch-screen operator positions, radio interfaces, telephone interfaces, and a System Maintenance, Administration and Reconfiguration Terminal (SMART) POSITION™.

“With nearly 90 percent of Sint Maarten’s economy tied to the success of their tourism industry, a safe, secure and efficient airport is important to the region,” said Carl D’Alessandro, vice president and general manager, Civil Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems. “Harris’ solution will help ensure their burgeoning economy is maintained and prospers well into the future.”

Harris has extensive experience developing mission-critical solutions that support civil and military air traffic control operations worldwide, including more than 200 customers in more than 50 countries. While this is the company’s first ATC communications contract in Sint Maarten, Harris has supplied communications systems for a wide range of countries in the Caribbean region, including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Barbados, Aruba, Bahamas and Haiti.