Sustainability and Environment
Bird Aerosystems Launches Environmental Monitoring System
Fears are growing of another catastrophic oil spill as the tanker fleet ages, and Bird's system can help detect such catastrophes.
Bird Aerosystems
Bird Aerosystems

Israel's Bird Aerosystems launched a new airborne surveillance, intelligence, and observation (ASIO) suite, the ASIO Environmental Monitoring System, at the Paris Airshow to combat the threat of oil spills.

The ASIO system integrates electro-optical payload and multi-mode radars with a new advanced sensor known as Sea Eye, enabling real-time spectral detection and classification of surface and even submerged oil and organic compounds. The system can use real-time oil pattern recognition and classification, which can predict the oil’s spread, the company said.