On March 3, the President of Argentina, Dr. Alberto Fern\u00e1ndez, and the Minister of Defense, Engineer Agust\u00edn Rossi, visited INVAP, where they signed an agreement with the aim of providing 3D Argentine Primary Radars 200 (RPA-200) to be incorporated to the National System of Aerospace Surveillance and Control (SINVICA, in Spanish).
\nPresident Fern\u00e1ndez was welcomed by Lic. Arabela Carreras, Governor of the Province of R\u00edo Negro; Dr. Vicente Campenni, INVAP\u2019s General Manager; and Engineer Dar\u00edo Giussi, Manager of Defense, Security and Environment of the company.<\/p>\n
The presidential delegation also included the Head of the Argentine Air Force, Brigadier Major Xavier Juli\u00e1n Isaac, and the Chief of Staff of the Training and Enlistment Command of the same force, Brigadier Jos\u00e9 M. Greissing. The ceremony was also attended by the Mayor of San Carlos de Bariloche, Engineer Gustavo Genusso; national legislators, members of the Armed Forces and other senior officials and employees of the company.<\/p>\n
The recent agreement includes the supply of a series of state-of-the-art 3D radars (RPA-200) together with the civilian infrastructure for its installation, communications, radomes, tools, simulators and information systems for their control, operation and maintenance, as well as logistic and training support. The new project will contribute to maintain strategic development capabilities in radar technology, to support and develop highly qualified professionals, and to generate a new competitive and high value-added exportable offer for Argentina.<\/p>\n
The reactivation of INVAP\u2019s radar development will have an impact on the work of 150 Small and Medium Enterprises (PYMES, in Spanish) directly or indirectly involved in the production chain, since 80 percent of the radars\u2019 manufacture is carried out with Argentine supplies and labor.<\/p>\n
The agreement signed comprises, at the initial stage, the manufacture of five new units of the Argentine Primary Radar 200 (RPA 200) for the cities of R\u00edo Grande (Tierra del Fuego), Posadas (Misiones), and Resistencia, Charata and Taco Pozo, (Chaco).<\/p>\n
At the signing ceremony, President Fern\u00e1ndez stated: \u201cWe, who are convinced that the world of the future is the world of knowledge, bet that INVAP will be an immense, huge company, able to develop the science and technology we need.\u201d<\/p>\n
In turn, Minister Rossi said: \u201cToday is an important day for the concept of Argentine sovereignty we subscribe to. Only 15 countries in the world have access to radar technology, and this advantage gives us more independence and freedom in making decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, Vicente Campenni assured that the objective is \u201cto make INVAP a company whose aim is to contribute to the development of our country on the basis of its science and technology capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the tour around the company, the national and provincial authorities visited INVAP\u2019s Radar Assemblage and Test Facilities located on the outskirts of San Carlos de Bariloche International Airport \u201cTeniente Luis Candelaria\u201d, where they could see the RPA-240. Then, at INVAP\u2019s headquarters, they visited the Radar Integration Building, where projects of the Defense and Security area of the company are carried out.<\/p>\n
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