France, Oct. 23 -- Thales is modernizing the current Picacho radar station, operated by Colombia's civil aviation authority, Aeronautica Civil de Colombia, in partnership with local company GyC to provide new capabilities for airspace surveillance. With its combined set of STAR NG and RSM NG radars, there will now be six Thales radars in operation in the country, allowing air traffic controllers to continuously track the position of aircraft, regardless of the conditions.The 16-month project, which is already well underway, sees Thales manufacture, deliver and install the co-mounted radars STAR NG (approach Primary Surveillance Radar) and RSM NG (Mode S Secondary Surveillance Radar), while its local partner, GyC, renews the existing infrast...