DeTect, Inc. is shipping a MERLIN True3D Bird Detection Radar (BDR) to Hanseo University’s Flight Education Center in South Korea, with the system to be installed and operational in mid-February.
The system will be used to support flight safety for pilot training and for research, providing real-time bird and drone tracking and strike risk alerting to air traffic controllers and airfield management.
The MERLIN True3D bird radar is reportedly the most widely used system for commercial airport and military airfield bird-aircraft strike risk management. DeTect and Hanseo entered into an agreement in June 2024 to deploy the MERLIN system at the training centre airstrip in Taean.
DeTect CEO Gary Andrews commented, “The system will be installed adjacent to the runway and will provide 24-7 real-time information on aircraft, bird and drone activity in support of flight safety.
“The radar detects out to 11 kilometres around the airfield with live displays and risk alerts in the Air Traffic Control tower and other user locations.”
