FAA Identifies Syracuse and Milwaukee as Key Airports for ASDE-X, Adds Multilateration to Louisville

DEWITT, NY - November 1, 2001 - Sensis Corporation is under contract to install Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X) Systems at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Orlando International Airport, Orlando, Florida. In addition, Sensis will also install a temporary system at Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, New York.

Hancock International Airport, located only a few miles from Sensis Corporation headquarters, will receive a full ASDE-X system and will serve as an Interim Contractor Depot Level Support (ICDLS), a maintenance and controller training, enhancement testing, and performance monitoring facility. This system will not be used by air traffic controllers. Depending on the schedule for completion of a new air traffic control tower in Orlando, Florida, the FAA will conduct Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of the ASDE-X system at Milwaukee, Orlando, or a combination of both.

The FAA has also placed an order under the ASDE-X contract for the multilateration portion of ASDE-X to be installed in Louisville International Airport, Kentucky. The system will be used to develop an interface between the existing ASDE-3 system and the ASDE-X system. A portion of the ASDE-X contract requires development of an ASDE-3/ASDE-X interface. The FAA Safe Flight 21 Program and the Cargo Airlines Association will also benefit from the ASDE-X efforts in Louisville. Louisville Airport is the primary hub for United Parcel Service and hosted the FAA, CAA and industry OpEval 2 demonstration in 2000.

Sensis Corporation is the FAA's prime contractor and system integrator for the ASDE-X Program and the designer and manufacturer of the multilateration and ADS-B surveillance sensors and the multi-sensor fusion processor. Raytheon of Marlborough, Massachusetts is providing the surface movement radar and tower displays components.

Sensis Corporation provides sensors and information technology to the world's militaries, civil aviation authorities, airports and airlines. The company designs, manufactures and installs multilateration/ADS-B ground stations for air and surface surveillance, and sensor data interface equipment for integrating new and legacy, surveillance and automation systems. Sensis equipment is deployed around the world, including more than 80 multilateration/ADS-B sensors and 700 sensor data interface devices in 25 countries on 5 continents.