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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Terminal Doppler Lidar
for International Airport in Bucharest
Second European delivery boosts global sales closer to goal of 2.5 billion yen by March 2021
TOKYO, April 4, 2019 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has been
awarded a contract by the “Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA)”, the national air
traffic and aviation meteorology service provider in Romania, to supply a terminal Doppler lidar system(DIABREZZA™ A Series) for use at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, Romania’s busiest
international airport. The system will be delivered in 2020 by Mitsubishi Electric under an order received fromsystems integrator “Centrul Pentru Servicii De Radiocomunicatii SRL (CSR)”. Mitsubishi Electric waspreviously awarded a terminal Doppler lidar contract for Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, making the Henri Coandăsupply contract the company’s second in Europe and 10th worldwide. The company is expanding its weather
radar and lidar business in global markets, aiming at net sales of about 2.5 billion yen by the fiscal year endingin March 2021.

Laser scanner

DIABREZZA™ A Series Terminal Doppler Lidar

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Size

2.6 x 1.9 x 2.2m (W x D x H)

Weight2t or less

Terminal Doppler weather radar systems measure precipitation movements using microwaves to effectivelydetect wind shear around airports in wet-weather conditions. For maximum safety, however, detection isrequired under all conditions, not just during precipitation, which is why the integration of radar and lidar iscrucial. This is true not only at large airports but also at midsize airports handling jet aircraft and where severewind conditions occur.
A terminal Doppler lidar transmits laser beams and then detects light backscattered by dust or other particles
in the air, enabling the system to use the Doppler frequency shift in the backscattered light to make line-ofsight measurements of wind speed and direction. Using this data, hazardous phenomena such as wind shear
and microbursts can be detected within observable ranges. Mitsubishi Electric has extended this observation
range to more than 20km with its planar waveguide amplifier, which complies with the standards andrecommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations’ body thatworks to standardize global civil aviation operations and regulations.
Mitsubishi Electric has been delivering terminal Doppler lidar systems to airports since 2015. Six systems
have been supplied and three more are scheduled to be delivered to international airports in Beijing Daxing(China), Nice Côte d’Azur (France) and Kansai (Japan), in addition to Henri Coandă. ROMATSA selected
Mitsubishi Electric’s terminal Doppler lidar system based on its high evaluation of the company’s technology
as well as its strong record of deliveries to major airports worldwide.
Supply of Mitsubishi Electric Terminal Doppler Lidar Systems
Recipient

Delivered

Quantity

Tokyo International Airport (Japan)

2015

1Narita International Airport (Japan)

2016

1Hong Kong International Airport (China)

2016

2

Tokyo International Airport (Japan)

2017

1

Antalya Airport (Turkey)

2018

1

Kansai International Airport (Japan)

2019

1Beijing Daxing International Airport (China)

2019 (scheduled)1

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (France)

2019 (scheduled)1

Henri Coandă International Airport (Romania)

2020 (scheduled)1

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Example of Terminal Doppler Lidar Deployment

Measurement data samples (Doppler velocity)

Horizontal scan indication

Vertical scan indication

About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With nearly 100 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi ElectricCorporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electricaland electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite
communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better, and its environmental statement, Eco
Changes, Mitsubishi Electric endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society withtechnology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 4,444.4 billion yen (in accordance with IFRS;
US$ 41.9 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. For more information visit:
www.MitsubishiElectric.com*At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on
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