Canada Harnesses Leonardo Osprey Radar for Eco-Guardianship

Transport Canada’s National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) is poised to gain from the sophisticated monitoring capabilities of Leonardo’s Osprey radar. Teams executing operations to ensure Canada’s safety will reap the advantages of the radar’s robust oil-spill identification and vessel tracking functions.

Osprey is Leonardo’s state-of-the-art E-scan (electronically-scanning) monitoring radar, which utilizes
a digital beam to nearly-instantaneously detect, follow, and categorize numerous maritime contacts, in 360
degrees around the aircraft.

ST Airborne Systems will equip the Osprey radar onto one of NASP’s signature red Dash-8 aircraft, stationed
in Ottawa. The multi-faceted nature of Osprey makes it perfectly suited to aid NASP’s environmental
safeguarding mission in diverse operational environments along Canada’s coastline.

One of the principal objectives of Transport Canada’s NASP is to thwart pollution in Canadian waters, shielding
the marine ecosystem and at-risk marine species. The Osprey radar will serve as an influential new instrument in the
execution of this mission, with the capacity to detect oil spills and unscrupulous polluters from extensive distances, both day and
night.
Transport Canada also mobilizes to rescue individuals during search and rescue operations for which Osprey
is ideally equipped. The radar is furnished with Leonardo’s patented small target detection capabilities,
enabling it to find shipwrecked individuals in the water from long distances, even in the most challenging
environmental conditions and sea states.

The radar’s variety of modes will additionally aid in national security events, law enforcement
investigations, humanitarian missions, and civil crises.

Clients in 30 nations have opted for Leonardo’s E-scan radars, including the Seaspray and Osprey
series. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is enhancing its capabilities with the Osprey radar, and the US
Navy has acquired the Osprey 30 radar for its Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle program.