Loral Air Traffic Control fields Micro-EARTS systems.

EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1995--Loral Air Traffic Control, a division of Loral Corporation (NYSE:LOR), has finalized a five year $7.9 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide the Microprocessor Enroute Automated Radar Tracking System (Micro-EARTS) to 10 FAA/Department of Defense sites.

Under the contract, Loral also will provide system installation and support for four optional sites. To date, Loral has delivered new systems to four of the 10 sites under a contract awarded in mid-1995.

Developed by Loral, Micro-EARTS combines enroute and terminal air traffic control, providing both single sensor and multisensor radar derived situation displays of air traffic data received from long- and short-range radar. Micro-EARTS, which tracks aircraft and flight information automatically from takeoff to touchdown, is a state-of-the-art, off-the-shelf adaptable and expandable system using reliable microprocessors with plenty of reserve processing power.

The Micro-EARTS system is the next-generation upgrade to the EARTS system, and it continues Loral's tradition of providing customers with cost-effective, highly reliable and proven technologies to update their operations. Micro-EARTS is the first open commercial-off-the-shelf air traffic control system delivered to the FAA and forms the basis of the Short Term Conflict Alert system recently delivered by Loral to the Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) at 10 sites in Germany.

The Micro-EARTS contract will be managed by the Loral Air Traffic Control operations in Eagan, Minn., which will provide program management, engineering and operations support.

Sites to receive the Micro-EARTS include: San Juan CERAP, Puerto Rico; White Sands Missile Range, N.M.; Nellis AFB, Nev.; Anchorage ARTCC, Alaska; Honolulu CERAP, Hawaii; Andersen AFB, Guam; Ft. Polk JRTC, La.; FAA Technical Center, N.J.; and the FAA Academy and Logistics Center, both in Oklahoma.

Loral's Air Traffic Control division has 40 years of experience in developing, upgrading and maintaining air traffic control systems for the FAA, the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, the Republic of China Civil Aeronautics Administration and other international customers. The Loral operation in Eagan is a leader in information management systems used in air traffic control, postal, defense and environmental applications.

Loral Corporation, headquartered in New York City, is a hightechnology company that primarily concentrates in defense electronics, communications, space and systems integration.

CONTACT: Tom Lindquist, 612/456-2210