Citation
(2009), "Poland upgrades its SSC maritime surveillance system for improved protection of the Baltic Sea", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 81 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2009.12781cab.035
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Poland upgrades its SSC maritime surveillance system for improved protection of the Baltic Sea
Article Type: News and views From: Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Volume 81, Issue 3
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and the Maritime Office in Gdynia (Urzad Morski w Gdyni, UM) have signed a contract for upgrading the SSC Maritime Surveillance System originally installed in 1993 on the LET 410 SP-MBA aircraft operated by UM. The contract value is €1.3 million and comprises a thorough upgrade of the system to MSS 6000 standard. The system upgrade will be completed in early 2010.
“The aircraft is used for national maritime patrol missions over the Baltic Sea as well as within the HELCOM cooperation where Poland is an active member. We have recently supplied one new MSS 6000 system to Estonia and in the summer of 2009 we will deliver the first of two systems to the Finnish Border Guard. This will improve the protection of the Baltic Sea by strengthening the surveillance capacity and also by facilitating cooperation between the member states. We are very proud that our system has been chosen for this work” says Mr Olov Fäst, General Manager of the Airborne Systems Division at SSC.
The Helsinki Commission works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all The SSC Maritime Surveillance systems have been installed for coast guard organisations on several different aircraft types and in countries around the world such as Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Greece, USA and Canada. The system uses state-of-the art technology and is designed to be an integral part of today’s multi-faceted maritime surveillance missions.