Saab and Thales announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Singapore Airshow 2024 to support the long-term innovation and modernization of Singapore’s air traffic management (ATM) infrastructure.
Saab and Thales have complementary product portfolios that, together, form a solid foundation to drive ATM development in Singapore and the surrounding region. The companies are market leaders in tower automation and digital towers (Saab), advanced ATM systems and architectures (Thales), and ATM support and maintenance.
The partnership includes collaboration between Saab’s Integrated Digital Tower Suite (I-DTS), Saab’s state-of-the-art tower automation system with integrated remote tower visualization, and Thales’ OpenSky platform. This innovative partnership establishes a common architecture to connect Saab’s I-DTS, Thalestop Sky-Air Traffic Control System and other airport systems, laying a solid foundation for a truly open architecture in 2030 and beyond. is intended to provide.
“This partnership lays the groundwork for the ATM industry to take on greater responsibility in delivering systems, services and long-term support to its customers. We look forward to these new ways of working,” said Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions. said Per Earl, CEO and Head of ATM Marketing and Sales at Saab.
“Thales envisions that open architecture will be a major transformation in air traffic management systems in the coming years. Thales is leveraging our OpenSky platform offering and our dedicated ATM center of excellence in Singapore to integrate third-party systems into We are excited to embark on this effort to establish a new standard that enables seamless integration between the two countries,” said Philippe-Bernard Flatot, Vice President, U.S. Airspace Mobility Solutions. Asia Pacific, Thales.
This collaboration promises to improve the customer experience by seamlessly addressing integration challenges. This not only reduces risk, time and complexity for users, but also fosters deeper collaboration in ATM innovation, from research to system replacement, and sets new industry standards.