Three years after Thales signed the contract with the Namibian Directorate of Civil Aviation (NDCA), the country’s new air traffic control centre has now entered operational service. The inauguration ceremony on 7 December 2011 at Windhoek was attended by His Excellency Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia.

Under this contract, Thales supplied the latest version of its Eurocat system, which fuses data from co-mounted Thales primary and secondary radars at Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport as well as from WAM stations supplied by ERA. Eurocat also incorporates flight plan and ADS-C data into the display system. Thanks to Eurocat’s advanced functionality, NDCA controllers are now able to guide aircraft anywhere within Namibia’s flight information region with high levels of precision, safety and security. This new configuration also enables Namibia to significantly reduce aircraft separation within its airspace while considerably enhancing flight safety at the same time.

Thales press release