ISLMABAD – For the enhanced Airspace security in wake of rising tensionsagainst India, Pakistan installs 9 high tech surveillance radars acrosscountry, it has been revealed in a media report.
The rising tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir conflict haveprompted the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to install ninestate-of-the-art surveillance radars at various airports to safeguard thecountry’s airspace.
Each station of the upgraded, wide-range radars has an ability to locateand identify aircraft from a wide range.
The new radar systems have been installed at Karachi’s Jinnah Terminal,Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport, and at New Islamabad Airport.Radars have also been placed on critical locations at Pasni, Rojhan andLakpass area of Balochistan.
Three of the stations are equipped with primary surveillance while sixradars have secondary surveillance facility, which were made in the CzechRepublic and Spain respectively.
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The new radar systems are fully integrated with the Central Air TrafficManagement System.
A CAA official said that the inclusion of the technology will improveairspace security, which was a need of the hour.
