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TopSky-ATC Air Traffic Management System

Flagship ATM platform deployed by 130+ ANSPs worldwide — flight data processing, radar data processing and controller working positions in one suite.

TopSky-ATC is Thales' flagship air-traffic-management platform and the operational backbone for over 130 air navigation service providers worldwide, including major Gulf operators. The suite combines flight data processing (FDP), radar data processing (RDP), safety nets (STCA, MSAW, APW), conflict detection and a unified controller working position. It supports en-route, approach and tower domains from the same code base, scales from a single sector to multi-FIR continental operations, and is interoperable with EUROCONTROL's iCAS / SESAR programmes. Operational at major Gulf airports including Dubai (DXB) upper-airspace coordination and Saudi Arabia's GACA control centres.

TopSky-ATC Air Traffic Management System
Technical specifications

Key specs

Operational deployments130+ ANSPs worldwide
Domain coverageEn-route · Approach · Tower
Flight plans trackedUp to 25,000 concurrent
Radar inputsMulti-source ASTERIX CAT-001/002/004/048/062
Safety netsSTCA · MSAW · APW · RAM · CLAM
Availability target99.999 % (5×9)
Controller positions per systemUp to 200+
Trajectory prediction4D (SESAR-aligned)
InteroperabilityEUROCONTROL iCAS / FF-ICE