11 January 2022
First Project Marshall ATM site becomes operational
by Olivia Savage
A new Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire has become operational, in what is part of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) GBP1.5 billion (USD2 billion) Project Marshall.
On 7 January, the MoD announced that RAF Shawbury had become the first of more than 60 locations to benefit from modern and improved air traffic management equipment.
In 2014 Project Marshall was awarded to Aquila Air Traffic Management Services Consortium, a joint venture between Thales and NATS (previously National Air Traffic Services). The contract spans a 22-year period and involves replacing military air infrastructure.
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