Engineering


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Cooperation in engineering

It goes without saying that air traffic services technology and all its components also have to cater for military needs.

Primary-radar surveillance technology for displaying non-cooperative targets and secondary radar for decoding aircraft parameters
Communications technology and data transfer technology between adjacent air traffic services units in Germany and abroad and between ground and air
Navigation technology for en-route services, arrivals and departures

The systems used at DFS are compatible with those used by the Armed Forces. Military sensors are integrated into the civil-military radar data network for joint use of data. Communications technology includes UHF aeronautical radio services which are normally reserved for the military. DFS even has the technical responsibility for tactical air navigation (TACAN) technology of the Armed Forces (TACAN) for reasons of cost-effectiveness. The equipment of DFS control centres meets the requirements of peacetime operations as well as operational support of the military air traffic. The networks also have multiple redundancies.

Cooperation in the field of aeronautical data management
Messages related to air traffic services have to be processed and the full scope of aeronautical publication services must be ensured. When performing these vital tasks, DFS also cooperates with military units to ensure technical and operational redundancy and integrity of aeronautical data.


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