MSS 6000 to Finland
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has been selected enter into contract negotiations with the Finnish Border Guard.
The procurement decision involves the upgrade of one Finnish Border Guard Dornier DO-228-212 with SSCs mari- time surveillance system, and an option to upgrade a second aircraft.
The aircraft are used for maritime patrol such as identifying oil spills in the Baltic Sea as well as surveying ship traffic and conducting search and rescue operations.
The MSS 6000 will be installed on the Finnish Border Guards Dornier 228 aircraft.
"We are very happy to have been selected and look forward to working on this project with the Finnish Border Guard" says Anna Dyring at the Airborne Systems Department of SSC. MSS 6000, the latest generation of SSCs maritime surveillance system, comprises a field-proven suite of sensors integrated with dedicated mission management software. Sensor information, mission reports, target database, digital maps and other key information are integrated in the user interface. This gives the right support to the operator in every situation. It also has the capability to send data in real time to headquarters and other units and thus becomes an integrated part in the surveillance net- work. The MSS 6000 and its predecessor MSS 5000 has been installed in a variety of airplanes in countries all around the world, for example, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Greece, USA and Canada.
Facts The MSS 6000 for the Finnish Border Guard is a fully integrated system including SLAR (Side-Looking Airborne Radar), IR/UV (Infrared/ Ultraviolet) scanner, partial integration of existing FLIR and search radar, still and video cameras, AIS (Automatic Identification System), high-speed satellite ground station. Information from the sensors will be accessible from the operator console It is displayed in real time and is tightly integrated with a tactical map. The map will contain the current aircraft position and time marks on the flight track. The map image has a large number of operator selectable overlays such as background information, geocorrected overlays from SLAR, IR/UV, AIS information, observation and target notes, notes on location of captured images from cameras. All information from the mission is saved and can be compiled in mission reports and/or sent on to ground station and other units. For further information please contact Ms. Yvonne Donlemar +46 672 62 65 or e-mail airbornesystems@ssc.se
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