Building, operating and maintaining critical radar systems
ATCO Frontec delivers the infrastructure, technical expertise and remote operating capabilities needed to support critical radar systems throughout their lifecycle.
From deploying new radar technologies to operating and maintaining established systems, we bring together the people, infrastructure, logistics and technical expertise needed to keep critical assets operational in some of the world’s most challenging environments.
Developing the next generation of radar capability
ATCO Frontec is helping advance Canadian radar capability, including Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) systems supporting surveillance and domain awareness across Canada’s North.
Through our joint venture with Inuvialuit Development Corporation (IDC), and alongside Canadian technology partners including D-TA Systems, Technalogix and Valcom Consulting Group, we’re combining northern expertise, radar technology, infrastructure and logistics to deliver the Polar Over-the-Horizon project in the Arctic.
As prime contractor and integrator, Frontec brings these capabilities together to support radar systems from development and deployment through long-term operations and maintenance.
Decades of Arctic radar operations
ATCO Frontec was the first Canadian civilian company to operate the North Warning system in 1987. Since then, through our Inuit partnership Nasittuq Corporation, we bring decades of expertise operating and maintaining the North Warning System across 47 remote Arctic radar sites.
Our experience extends beyond the radar itself to the facilities, power systems, logistics and technical infrastructure needed to keep remote sites operational year-round.
ATCO Frontec also supports the Alaska Radar System through ARCTEC Alaska, our partnership with ASRC Federal. Building on a relationship dating to 1994, ARCTEC was recently awarded a new 10-year contract to continue operating and maintaining radar sites across Alaska.
Integrated radar and technical support
- Radar system integration and project delivery
- Radar operations and maintenance
- Over-the-Horizon Radar infrastructure
- Power generation and electrical systems
- Towers, cabling and supporting infrastructure
- Communications and electronic systems
- SCADA and control systems
- Remote-site facilities operations and maintenance
- Logistics and supply chain support
- Lifecycle maintenance and sustainment
Built for the North
Remote radar systems require more than technology. They require reliable infrastructure, experienced teams and logistics that can reach some of the North’s most challenging locations.
Our experience building, operating and maintaining critical radar infrastructure helps strengthen the sovereign capability Canada needs to monitor and protect its North.