In September the first of three upgraded MSS 6000 systems was taken into operation following successful Ground and Flight Acceptance Tests, as well as training of the system operators on the new features. Our engineers will be back in Canada end October to do some
An unprecedented high number of right whales have died in the past 2.5 months in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Canada’s eastern coast. Many of them have been hit by ships or been entangled in fishing nets. Right whales are a highly endangered species
The upgrade of the second Dornier 228 of the Finnish Border Guard was completed in late June 2017 following delivery of the first aircraft in April. The work has included an extensive upgrade of the avionics on board, as well as of the MSS 6000 mission software
ST Airborne Systems has finalized this year's upgrade for the MSS 6000 system flying on board Transport Canada's Dash 7 aircraft. The MSS 6000 upgrade was subject to a Factory Acceptance Test at ST Airborne Systems' facility in Sweden at the end of March, witnessed by the
Personnel from the Indian Coast Guard and ST Airborne Systems posing in front of the Indian Coast Guard Dornier 228 after a successful test flight with the upgraded system. Just before the Christmas holidays the Indian Coast Guard received both service, upgrades and initial training on their
Four aircraft (two from Malaysia and two from Vietnam), equipped with the MSS 6000 Maritime Surveillance System, have been deployed to search the area where the plane last made contact. On Saturday, March 8, a Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew was presumed
New innovative use of the MSS 6000 Transport Canada has extended the boundaries of the maritime surveillance system MSS 6000 by using it in a new innovative way: Whale spotting! Whales are an endangered species and the subject of attention from many scientists worldwide. Whale researchers want