FLORAKO
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FLORAKO is a Swiss radar system for military and civil aviation. The acronym stands for FLORIDA radar replacement air radar system capable communication system in the initial phase of the project mean
FLORAKO Emblem
FLORAKO on Mount Pilatus
Peacetime FLORAKO Mission Control is located at the Skyguide & Air Force building at Dübendorf
Pilatus PC-12 HB-FOG
Weisshorn (Bernese Alps)
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The Weisshorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Valais. It lies on the main chain of the Bernese Alps, between the Rawil Pass and the Plain
FLORAKO
…which dated back from the 1960s. The acquisition costs amounted to approximately 728 million Swiss francs. The four radar sites Mount Pilatus, Scopi, Weisshorn and Weissfluh are classified and therefore not publicly available. Thales Raytheon Systems, which is a joint venture between Raytheon Company and Thales…
The Weisshorn (center) seen from Betelberg.