London Area Control Centre (LACC)

The new Swanwick centre became operational in the early hours of Sunday 27 January 2002. The air traffic control system is housed in a state-of-the-art facility near Fareham, Hampshire. As Prime Contractor, Lockheed Martin took responsibility for programme management, key software development and systems integration of 23 safety-critical subsystems.

The Lockheed Martin delivered system provides approximately 200 air traffic workstations, including some 135 controller workstations and 60-plus supervisor stations, with advanced air traffic management capabilities and ergonomic features. Now operational, the 2000sqm air traffic operations room is the largest of its kind in Europe. The Swanwick centre is responsible for controlling UK airspace for the London Flight Information Region, covering airspace over England (just off the border with Scotland), Wales and the surrounding seas.

Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions in the UK

Combining systems integration expertise with extensive air traffic control experience, Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions is working with the UK’s National Air Traffic Services Ltd. (NATS) in order to meet the UK’s demand for increased airspace capacity well into the 21st century. As prime contractor, LM helped NATS to field the world’s largest and most advanced en-route air traffic management system at Swanwick, Hampshire. Now in its fifth year of operations, the system continues to perform well and is supported by NATS and LM joint and integrated engineering and software development teams based at NATS Corporate and Technical Centre at Whiteley, Hampshire.

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Corporate Site - Air Traffic Control