Local company develops system to counter FOD
Singapore-based advanced technology and e-systems developer Stratech Systems (Stand No.

Singapore-based advanced technology and e-systems developer Stratech Systems (Stand No. J96) has logged the first sale of its iFerret runway surveillance system. The system will be deployed at Changi International Airport following the signing of a S$12 million ($8.5 million)-plus contract here yesterday by Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore chairman Lim Kim Choon.

iFerret uses what Stratech terms intelligent vision–a form of artificial intelligence that enables machines to “see” in real time–to detect, identify, track and display foreign objects. Foreign object damage (FOD) poses a perennial danger to aircraft operations and passenger safety and, the vendor said, costs the air transport industry an estimated $4 billion in aircraft repairs, flight delays and airport maintenance.

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