In mid-October Orolia, a world leader in resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) provision introduced its new McMurdo Horizon™ system (illustrated), said to be the world’s first S- and L-band compatible phased-array system. This features antennas developed by Ball Aerospace with all-seeing, horizon-to-horizon coverage to reliably capture search and rescue signals relayed from orbiting satellites immediately after line-of-sight is established.

The technology team behind this latest innovation includes Orolia’s McMurdo subsidiary, providers of emergency readiness and response devices, and a world leader in the design, development and installation of search and rescue ground- based infrastructure, and Ball Aerospace. The latter brings sophisticated phased-array antenna technology to the challenge of enhancing global search and rescue programs.