Era Selected for Wide Area Surveillance in
Republic of Tajikistan
SRA Subsidiary to Provide MSS Surveillance System for Tajikaeronavigation
September 09, 2010 04:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time
FAIRFAX, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Era a.s., a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX),
today announced that Tajikaeronavigation, the Republic of Tajikistan’s air navigation service provider (ANSP), has
selected Era to provide a nationwide wide area multilateration (WAM) solution in the Republic of Tajikistan. The
solution will be implemented in a phased approach and will utilize Era’s MSS multilateration and ADS-B surveillance
system.
This past year, Tajik Air, the Dushanbe Airport and Tajikaeronavigation were split from one company into three in
an effort to improve the safety of air travel and improve passenger services in and around the Republic of Tajikistan.
One of Tajikaeronavigation’s first priorities was to research and ultimately acquire a secondary surveillance
technology to provide surveillance coverage around the country. With a nation almost entirely made up of
mountainous terrain, secondary surveillance radars proved too costly and inefficient and would not have provided the
benefits of next-generation technology.
“After an extensive evaluation period where we looked at surveillance technologies from around the world, we
ultimately chose Era’s next generation multilateration and ADS-B surveillance solution for our secondary surveillance
needs,” said Tajikaeronavigation General Director Anvar Makhsudov. “Era’s reputation for excellence and
impressive track-record of deploying WAM solutions in areas of difficult terrain were key factors in selecting them
for this project.”
The nationwide WAM solution will be deployed in three phases. The first phase, which will begin immediately,
includes WAM surveillance for the northern portion of the country and will provide air traffic controllers with
complete situation awareness of en route traffic in the Khujand portion of