ERA successfully completed a complex WAM project in Lithuania, overcoming key challenges related to cybersecurity, safety, quality, and delivery lead time. Cybersecurity was ensured through a secure system architecture, controlled access, and continuous monitoring, providing full protection of data and systems throughout the lifecycle. ERA has thus established a top-level bar to follow in this pilot project example.

Safety was ensured in strict compliance with European regulations and EUROCAE standards, resulting in an incident-free execution. High quality was achieved through close and effective cooperation between ERA and Oro Navigacija, the Lithuanian Air Navigation Service Provider.

“Oro Navigacija, as the customer, demonstrated exceptional professionalism with a highly skilled team that effectively managed all the required domains, ensuring smooth coordination and decision-making throughout the project. The strong collaboration and mutual trust between ERA and Oro Navigacija were key success factors,” stated Ondřej Chlost, ERA CEO.

“Despite a very tight schedule, the project was delivered on time thanks to effective planning, strong coordination, and proven project management experience. This project clearly demonstrates ERA’s capability to deliver and certify secure, safe, and high-quality solutions within demanding timelines,” said the CEO of Oro navigacija Saulius Batavičius.

ERA has signed a contract with Oro navigacija to provide monitoring of air traffic over the Republic of Lithuania and beyond its borders with its WAM system in April 2024. The new system WAM Lithuania is designed to cover the entire nation’s airspace along with the outskirts beyond the Lithuanian border, including part of the Baltic seashore. ERA as the primary contractor delivered a network of ground stations of its surveillance system MSS-5 and Lithuania thus joined the long list of countries, which benefit from countrywide coverage thanks to multilateration technology, invented and designed by ERA.

The lecture on their research work explored how advanced AI methods can help sensors make smarter real-time decisions, enhancing performance and adaptability in complex environments.

„It was great to see our innovation contributing to the global radar and signal processing community,“ stated ERA Manager of R&D Programme.

His team´s research focuses on using reinforcement learning to enable distributed sensors to intelligently decide what to observe and when in real time, thereby improving efficiency, coverage and responsiveness in complex electromagnetic environments. By combining advanced algorithms with practical system design, this research demonstrates how AI can enable the development of the next generation of adaptive, high-performance sensing systems.

Come along and explore the future of air surveillance! You will find us co-staffing at Berlin ExpoCenter Airport in Defence Parks G100 (Diehl stand) and G200 (HENSOLDT stand) and at Airbus Tactical Operations Centre at the Static Display.

The President of the Republic of Bulgaria lliana Yotova paid a visit to the joint ERA/AERO stand on the first day. She was leading an animated discussion with the ERA and AERO representatives about the possibilities of the defence systems and technologies they develop, such as VERA-NG Passive ESM Tracker and L-39 Skyfox training jet.  Among other VIPs Czech experts also welcomed Ivan Vasilev – the Bulgarian Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation, H. E. Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bulgaria Miroslav Toman, and the representative of the Czech Ministry of Defence Michal Oravec.

The ERA representative also introduced the company at the Czech Embassy during a presentation of the Czech defence industry to Bulgarian politicians and industrial companies. The Czech Ambassador, Deputy Bulgarian Defence Minister Katerina Gramatikova, and representatives of the Bulgarian Defence Industry Association were present.

Bulgaria is an important business partner for ERA in civil sector, ERA has already two ATM surveillance systems installed at Sofia Airport and now ERA team has tried to present Czech original know-how also for military purposes.

HEMUS has been the Bulgaria's largest and most important exhibition and within its 30 years´ history offered many opportunities for business in this region. It brings together armed forces, defence industry manufacturers and scientific institutions. It focuses on defence and security solutions, anti-terrorism and cyber security.

The EASA DPO certificate confirms the organisation’s capability to design and manufacture ATM/ANS equipment in compliance with the latest European regulatory and safety requirements. The scope of approval includes both design and production activities for systems supporting ATS, ATFM, ASM, MET and selected ATC applications, including Surveillance Data Processing and A-SMGCS systems.

The certification process, initiated by the company last year, represented a major transformational milestone across the entire organisation. Beyond obtaining the approval itself, the process introduced new internal procedures and strengthened quality management, traceability, configuration control, safety assurance and technical documentation processes.

“Obtaining the EASA DPO approval represents a highly significant milestone for R-SYS as well as for the Slovak ATM industry. However, receiving the certificate is not the finish line — it is only the first step. The real challenge will be to maintain and continuously develop this standard in the years ahead. The certification process brought many valuable internal processes and organisational improvements that already strengthen our company today and will further reinforce our position in the ATM technology market,” said Marek Náhlik, CEO of R-SYS.

The approval will also enable the company to participate more effectively in European ATM projects and confirms R-SYS’s readiness to deliver solutions in an environment with the highest safety and regulatory requirements.

The certificate was issued by EASA under reference EASA.DPO.008 on 18 May 2026.

As a long-term contributor to air traffic management and surveillance standardisation activities, ERA was proud to participate in this prestigious gathering of aviation leaders, regulators, manufacturers, and innovators from around the world. Product Manager Vojtěch Pék represented ERA at the symposium held on 22 – 23 April 2026 in Dublin, Ireland, where more than 150 experts discussed how innovation, safety, and harmonisation will shape the next era of aviation.

The two-day programme featured six expert panels and seven flash talks focused on some of the industry’s most important topics: implementation of new cybersecurity requirements, artificial intelligence in aviation, sustainability, digital transformation, and the future of air traffic management. Discussions repeatedly highlighted the importance of internationally harmonised standards that can keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies while maintaining the highest level of operational safety.

For ERA participation in EUROCAE is a natural extension of its long-term commitment to advanced surveillance technologies for civil aviation. ERA’s Air Traffic Management portfolio includes multilateration, ADS-B, wide area surveillance, and multi-sensor tracking solutions that support airports and ANSPs worldwide. Systems such as NEO and MSS-5 are designed in compliance with international aviation standards and contribute to safer, more accurate, and more reliable surveillance operations in even the most demanding environments.

The EUROCAE symposium also provided a valuable opportunity to exchange experience with aviation authorities, industry partners, and standardisation experts from across Europe and beyond. As aviation continues its transformation toward increasingly digital, automated, and interconnected operations, ERA remains to contribute to the standards that make these innovations possible.

As part of the continuation of PANSA’s planned development path, following a technical dialogue procedure, PANSA have signed a contract with a consortium comprising: GISS Sp. z o. o. (Consortium leader) and ERA a. s. (Consortium member) for the supply of the WAM/ADS-B System, Phase 2 South, to provide surveillance services in the southern region of the FIR Warsaw.

The heart of the system is ERA’s system MSS-5, the latest generation of the world-wide recognized and proven Multi-sensor Surveillance System by ERA. The system will provide coverage using both multilateration and ADS-B technologies across the entire area of responsibility of TMA Kraków East and TMA Kraków West, with an additional buffer zone enabling the monitoring of aircraft prior to their entry into the area of responsibility.

ERA is a well-known supplier in Poland, where, in cooperation with GISS, has obtained experiences thanks to the previous projects: surface monitoring system functioning at the international Warsaw Chopin Airport since 2018 and the previous project WAM West providing coverage of western part of Poland’s airspace for TMA Poznan deployed in 2024, along with the expansion of the system, completed in 2026.

ERA will deliver its proven MSS-5 WAM system to Kyrgyzstan for its long-term partner SE “Kyrgyzaeronavigatsia”. The project supports Kyrgyzaeronavigatsia’s development strategy aimed at enhancing the safety and security of ever-growing air traffic in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The newly delivered system will consist of the net of several ground stations and one Central Processing Unit, creating a new surveillance cluster in the southern region of the country. The system will provide enhanced air traffic surveillance coverage in difficult-to-access areas and further strengthen Kyrgyzstan’s air navigation coverage.

ERA’s technology was selected through a tender process, reflecting its reliability in challenging environments and ERA’s long-standing experience with deployments in mountainous regions, particularly in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
There has been already WAM system by ERA in operation covering the TMA of Osh International Airport and two main flight corridors en-route towards the borders with Kyrgyzstan’s neighbours. There are ERA surveillance systems deployed in neighbouring countries Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and China as well.

The landlocked Kyrgyz Republic has a recorded history spans over 2,000 years. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the so-called Silk Road.

ERA experts welcomed visitors to ERA own stand and demonstrate their long-term experience with EW data management, analysis and distribution. The focus was on the Over The Horizon Passive Long-Range Direction Finding system PLESS and field-proven Passive ESM Tracker (PET) VERA-NG. Both systems use advanced techniques to conduct cross-border long-term and long-range surveillance of ground, air-borne and naval targets. ERA representatives met with industry influencers, military officials and government bodies to make new acquaintances and deepen the relations ERA has already obtained among EW specialists.

The format of the AOC Europe event, organized by the Association of Old Crows, attracts an ever more expanding number of exhibitors and visitors providing them with great opportunities to explore novelties in the EW field. Along with a packed show floor full of exhibiting companies of defence industry, there were numerous conference lectures presenting cutting-edge technologies and solutions.

ERA experts already presented at AOC EW conferences in London (2017), Singapore (2018, 2019, 2020), Lausanne (2018), Stockholm (2019), Liverpool (2021), Montpellier (2022), Bonn (2023), Oslo (2024), Washington (2024, 2025), and Rome (2025).

By these words, ERA Commercial Director and Member of the Board Jakub Thomas opened its introduction of ERA company within a panel discussion at Canada - EU SAFE Conference, held in Hungarian capital Budapest on May 12-13, 2026.

Key take aways from his speech as main ERA contribution were:

• Join procurement and SAFE is a great vehicle for ReArm Europe
• Shoulder by shoulder cooperation between industry, MODs, Armed Forces, and research institutes is vital for European security
• Interoperability as a buzzword vs. real achievements through use-cases definition

The conference, organised by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, aims to connect Eastern Europe and Canada, bringing together policymakers, defence industry leaders and strategic partners to explore the strategic implications of the EU SAFE framework, with a particular focus on defence manufacturing capacity, supply chain resilience and transatlantic cooperation.

Read more here: https://www.safeconferencecanadaeu.com/program

ERA representatives introduced the Passive ESM Tracker VERA-NG and the Over the Horizon Direction Finding system PLESS to a number of politicians, diplomats and army officials. Within series of meetings at ERA booth, they described benefits of these land-based passive surveillance systems to potential customers from Black Sea region, focusing on their use cases for Air Surveillance, Air Defence and Electronic Warfare.

ERA exhibited at the joined stand with its sister company Aero Vodochody; there were also other remarkable companies of Czech defence industry present at the exhibition, such as Colt and Excalibur Army. Among many VIPs visiting BSDA was also the President of Romania Nicușor Dan. ERA has been well established in Romania as a reliable supplier of the multilateration surveillance systems for Air Traffic Management in civil sector.

BSDA, the international Tri Service Defence, Aerospace and Security Exhibition is a biennale, (this year in its 10^th edition), and serves as a platform to showcase numerous equipment and systems in life-size using live demos. It was created in its original form in 2007 and is nowadays organized by Romaero a. s.