17th Jul 2006 11:27
QinetiQ Group plc17 July 2006 QinetiQ announces £2m purchase of Tarsier runway debris detection system by Dubai International Airport QinetiQ's Tarsier runway debris detection radar system has been purchased byDubai International Airport. Tarsier can detect small items of potentiallydangerous debris on airport runways. The President of the Government of Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation andChairman of Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum todaysigned an agreement with QinetiQ's Chief Executive Officer, Graham Love, at theFarnborough International Airshow for the purchase of a £2 million Tarsiersystem. Tarsier was successfully trialled at Dubai last November (2005) and a systemcovering both of the airport's runways is now expected be installed later thisyear. The announcement of the deal follows the first permanent installation of aTarsier system, which was successfully completed at Vancouver InternationalAirport recently. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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