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OSAS ALQIMAM CO.

Engineering the systems behind safe airspace.

Turnkey mission-critical aviation, maritime and IT systems integration. Air traffic communications, navigational aids, meteorological systems and the infrastructure that connects them, designed, supplied, installed and supported from Riyadh.

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Discipline
Mission-critical systems integration
Sectors
Civil & defense aviation, maritime, IT
Delivery
Turnkey, consult to support
Location
Yasmine Center, Al SahafahRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Why Osas Alqimam

  1. Riyadh-basedTwo offices in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  2. Turnkey integrationAviation, maritime and IT systems under one contract
  3. Civil & defense aviationATC communication systems for both
  4. Training & 7/24 supportCertified team, ICAO-compliant training programs
  5. ISO management systems9001:2015 · 14001:2015 · 45001:2018

Major clients across Saudi aviation, defense, energy and infrastructure

Mission-critical. From requirement to operation.

We take responsibility for complete systems, not components: consulting and design, supply and installation, integration, training and 7/24 support, for air and sea infrastructure and for the digital networks behind them.

Vision
To be the pioneer in system integration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the preferred aviation solutions partner across the Middle East.
Mission
To deliver mission-critical, turnkey aviation solutions with unmatched speed, reliability and customer focus.

One airfield. Every system working together.

Communications, navigation, weather, deployable systems and the networks beneath them are engineered as one operational picture. Select a system to trace how it connects.

Plan drawing of an aerodrome: a runway with the air traffic control tower at its centre, radar and DVOR to the west, ILS localizer and glide path on the runway, a weather station south of the runway, a mobile tower and helipad, and a data center linked by fiber ducts to every system.ATC TOWERVCCS · VHF/UHF · Recorders1RADAR / ATMDVOR / DMEILS LOCILS GP2AWOSWeather · AQMS3MOBILE TWRHelipad · HF radio4DATA CENTERFiber · OSP · LAN/WAN5Plan drawing of an aerodrome: a runway with the air traffic control tower at its centre, radar and DVOR to the west, ILS localizer and glide path on the runway, a weather station south of the runway, a mobile tower and helipad, and a data center linked by fiber ducts to every system.ATC TOWER1RADAR / ATMDVOR / DMEILS LOCILS GP2AWOS3MOBILE TWR4DATA CENTER5
Schematic plan. Not to scale.

Air traffic communications

Voice, radio and recording systems connecting controllers with aircraft and with each other, for civil and defense aviation.

  • VCCS
  • Digital recorders
  • VHF / UHF radio systems
  • CrashPhone
  • ATC consoles
  • ATIS
Air traffic communications

Seven disciplines. Delivered as one system.

Air traffic communications

We design, supply and install fully redundant, highly available voice communication control systems with every requested interface, for civil and defense aviation. A certified team delivers the system, trains operators and supports it 7/24.

  • Voice communication control (VCCS)
  • CrashPhone
  • Operator consoles
  • ATIS
  • VHF / UHF radio systems
  • Desktop & vehicle radios
  • Radio controllers
  • Digital recorders

Radio interfaceVoIP according to ED-137, parallel analogue and VoIP operation

ATC operator console with integrated voice communication panels
VCCS equipment rack

Fig. 01Operator console and VCCS rack, partner equipment

Signal chain from the operator console through the VCCS to VHF and UHF radios and the aircraft, with branches to the digital recorder, CrashPhone and ATIS.OPERATOR CONSOLE1AUDIOVCCS2ED-137 VoIPVHF / UHF RADIOSAIR-GROUND VOICE3DIGITAL RECORDER4CRASHPHONE5ATIS6Signal chain from the operator console through the VCCS to VHF and UHF radios and the aircraft, with branches to the digital recorder, CrashPhone and ATIS.AIR-GROUND VOICEVHF / UHF RADIOS3ATIS6ED-137 VoIPVCCS2DIGITAL RECORDER4CRASHPHONE5AUDIOOPERATOR CONSOLE1

Operator consoles

Controllers select radio frequencies, telephone lines and intercom from touch-panel positions in the tower.

Fig. 02ATC voice chain. Schematic.

Navigation & airfield systems

Navigational aids compliant with ICAO Annex 10, supplied through manufacturing partners and delivered by accredited engineers. ILS across CAT I, II and III; TACAN in fixed-base, shipboard and mobile configurations.

  • Instrument landing system (ILS)
  • TACAN
  • DVOR
  • DME
  • Radar systems
  • Air traffic management

Visual aidsPAPI aiming, approach glide path angle, transition sequence, optical transition zone and horizontal alignment, with drone-based inspection

ILS localizer and glide path transmitter cabinets
ILS localizer antenna array beside a runway
Fig. 03ILS localizer antenna array
Side elevation of an aircraft on approach: ILS localizer beyond the runway, glide path mast beside the touchdown zone, DME, PAPI lights and a DVOR or TACAN beacon, each with its guidance signal to the aircraft.LOCALIZER1GLIDE PATH2DVOR / TACAN3DME4PAPI5RUNWAYSide elevation of an aircraft on approach: ILS localizer beyond the runway, glide path mast beside the touchdown zone, DME, PAPI lights and a DVOR or TACAN beacon, each with its guidance signal to the aircraft.RUNWAYLOCALIZER1GLIDE PATH2DVOR / TACAN3DME4PAPI5

ILS localizer

An antenna array beyond the stop end of the runway gives lateral guidance onto the extended centerline.

Fig. 04ILS approach profile. Schematic, vertical scale exaggerated.

Meteorological systems

Automated weather observation for airports, fixed and mobile, with laboratory calibration of the instruments behind every reading. Cloud-based AWOS software delivers METAR and AUTOMETAR messages to any browser, tablet or phone, 24/7.

  • AWOS
  • AWS weather stations
  • Air quality monitoring (AQMS)
  • Optical observation
  • Mobile weather observation
  • Fixed & mobile calibration laboratories
Solar-powered automatic weather station mast with wind, temperature, humidity and camera sensors
Fig. 05Automatic weather station (AWS). Solar-powered sensors on a single mast measure and report wind, temperature, humidity and pressure, unattended and around the clock.
Weather observation flow: automatic weather station and optical sensors feed the AWOS, which issues METAR and AUTOMETAR messages to air traffic control and serves data through the cloud, with a calibration laboratory maintaining the sensors.AWSWind · temp · humidity · pressure1OPTICALVisibility2AWOS3METAR / AUTOMETARATC & pilots4CLOUD ACCESS 24/75CALIBRATION LABFixed & mobile6Weather observation flow: automatic weather station and optical sensors feed the AWOS, which issues METAR and AUTOMETAR messages to air traffic control and serves data through the cloud, with a calibration laboratory maintaining the sensors.AWSWind · temp · humidity · pressure1OPTICALVisibility2CALIBRATION LABFixed & mobile6AWOS3METAR / AUTOMETARATC & pilots4CLOUD ACCESS 24/75

Automatic weather station

Sensors on a single mast measure wind, temperature, humidity and pressure at the airfield, around the clock.

Fig. 06Weather observation chain. Schematic.

Interior of a mobile ATC tower cab with controller positions
Fig. 07Mobile ATC tower cab

Tactical & mobile systems

With our partner, mobile ATC towers that fit in a C-130 and tow behind any trailer, and 6×6 vehicles with motorized lifting ATC cabins. HF systems scale from a 1,000-watt transceiver to a 10,000-watt transmitter.

  • Mobile ATC towers
  • Mobile radars
  • Helipads
  • Mobile radios
  • HF transceivers, transmitters & receivers
  • Antenna systems & towers
Deployment sequence of a mobile ATC tower: flown in a C-130, towed by trailer, raised on a 6x6 motorized lift, and operating with mobile radar, radios, HF and a helipad.C-130 TRANSPORTATC tower inside1TRAILER TOW26×6 MOTORIZED LIFT3OPERATIONAL SITERadar · radios · HF · helipad4Deployment sequence of a mobile ATC tower: flown in a C-130, towed by trailer, raised on a 6x6 motorized lift, and operating with mobile radar, radios, HF and a helipad.C-130 TRANSPORTATC tower inside1TRAILER TOW26×6 MOTORIZED LIFT3OPERATIONAL SITERadar · radios · HF · helipad4

C-130 transport

Mobile ATC towers fit inside a C-130, so a complete tower can fly to the site.

Fig. 08Tactical deployment sequence. Schematic.

Maritime systems

Identification, distress alerting and communication for vessels and coastal operations. Automated Information Systems and search-and-rescue beacons, VHF and UHF radio systems for coastal and maritime communication, and TACAN in shipboard configuration.

Vessel systems

  • Class A AIS
  • Radar transponder
  • EPIRB
  • GMDSS search & rescue transmitter
  • Buoy tracker

Coastal communication

  • VHF / UHF radio systems
  • Shipboard TACAN
  • Record & replay
Schematic nautical chart: a coast station with VHF and UHF radio linked to a vessel broadcasting Class A AIS, a buoy tracker, and an EPIRB distress beacon.2050NVESSELCLASS A AIS1COAST STATIONVHF / UHF2EPIRBGMDSS SAR3BUOYTRACKER4Schematic nautical chart: a coast station with VHF and UHF radio linked to a vessel broadcasting Class A AIS, a buoy tracker, and an EPIRB distress beacon.2050NVESSELCLASS A AIS1COAST STATIONVHF / UHF2EPIRBGMDSS SAR3BUOYTRACKER4

Vessel AIS

Class A AIS transponders broadcast the vessel's identity, position and course, and radar transponders make it stand out on radar.

Fig. 09Maritime systems. Schematic chart, not to scale.

ICT & critical infrastructure

Data centers built, upgraded, migrated and consolidated, on premises or in the cloud, with the cooling, security and UPS they depend on. Networks and low-current systems complete the building.

Data center & networks

  • Data center build & upgrade
  • Migration & consolidation
  • Platform technology refresh
  • Datacenter on cloud
  • Cooling, security & UPS
  • Structured cabling
  • LAN / WAN
  • IP telephony

Low-current systems

  • CCTV
  • Access control
  • Smart meeting rooms
  • Smart home
  • BMS
  • Security solutions

Fiber, OSP & civil works

A full outside plant solution for long-distance and metro networks, from survey and design to complete site reinstatement, plus shelter and tower erection with solar power.

Outside plant

  • Survey, design & engineering
  • Trenching, ducting & concreting
  • Asphalt, milling & paving
  • Horizontal directional drilling
  • Cable blowing & aerial installation
  • Sand stabilization, utility crossing

Fiber technology

  • Splicing
  • Optical attenuation testing
  • Power meter
  • Chromatic dispersion (CD)
  • Polarization mode dispersion (PMD)
  • Cable damage repair

Shelter & tower

  • Survey & site preparation
  • Access road grading & leveling
  • Rebar installation & concreting
  • Tower assembly & erection
  • Solar panel installation
Cross-section of a fiber route: an open trench with asphalt reinstatement, warning tape, sand stabilization and three ducts carrying blown fiber, beside a horizontal directional drilling bore that ends in a splice chamber with a test set.Asphalt, milling & paving reinstatement1Warning tape2Sand stabilization3Ducting & blown fiber4Horizontal directional drilling5Splicing & testing6Cross-section of a fiber route: an open trench with asphalt reinstatement, warning tape, sand stabilization and three ducts carrying blown fiber, beside a horizontal directional drilling bore that ends in a splice chamber with a test set.Asphalt, milling &paving reinstatement1Warning tape2Sand stabilization3Ducting &blown fiber4Horizontal directionaldrilling5Splicing &testing6

Site reinstatement

Asphalt, milling and paving return the surface to its original condition once the trench is closed.

Fig. 10Typical trench and HDD section. Schematic, not to scale.

One partner. From requirement to operational readiness.

  1. 01

    Consult

    Feasibility studies, master planning, operational concept design

  2. 02

    Engineer

    Survey, design and engineering, tender management

  3. 03

    Supply & install

    Equipment supply, installation, system integration, project supervision

  4. 04

    Test & calibrate

    Optical fiber testing, PAPI calibration, instrument calibration

  5. 05

    Train

    ICAO-compliant programs by certified instructors: install, operate, maintain

  6. 06

    Support

    7/24 support and maintenance for the systems we deliver

Engineered in the field.

Design matters. Execution proves it: trenches cut, towers raised and systems standing on the airfield.

DVOR station on open airfield under a clear sky
NavaidsDVOR station
Field crew excavating a cable trench in desert terrain
OSPTrenching & ducting
Red and white modular mobile ATC tower
TacticalMobile ATC tower
Crane lifting a lattice tower section during erection
CivilTower assembly & erection
ATC cabin raised on a scissor-lift vehicle
TacticalMotorized lifting ATC cabin

Capabilities in action

  1. Air navigation infrastructure

    Navigational aids and surveillance supplied through manufacturing partners and delivered, maintained and supported by accredited engineers.

    • ILS
    • TACAN
    • DVOR
    • DME
    • Radar
    TACAN beacon system: cabinet, signal analyzer, tunable filter, modulation generator and antenna

  2. Tactical deployment

    Mobile ATC towers transportable by C-130 and towed by any trailer, with mobile radar, HF and mobile radio communications.

    • Mobile ATC towers
    • Mobile radars
    • HF radios
    • Mobile radios
    Modular mobile ATC tower cabin with antenna masts

  3. Airfield visual aid inspection

    Drone-based inspection and calibration of PAPI systems: aiming, glide path angle, transition sequence, optical transition zone and horizontal alignment.

    • PAPI calibration
    • DEFI drone inspection
    • AWOS GA
    Diagram of a drone inspection mission across runway approach lighting

  4. Telecommunication infrastructure

    Outside plant for long-distance and metro networks: trenching, directional drilling, cable blowing, splicing and optical testing.

    • OSP
    • HDD
    • Splicing
    • CD / PMD testing
    Fiber cable drums and splicing work at a desert field site

Engineered with global technology.

Integrated locally, built on proven systems from our technology partners.

Three management system certifications.

  • ISO9001:2015

    Quality management system

  • ISO14001:2015

    Environmental management system

  • ISO45001:2018

    Occupational health & safety management system

Certificates of registration are issued to Osas Alqimam Construction.

Let's engineer what's next.

Your requirement. Our responsibility.

From ATC communications and navigational aids to fiber, data centers and low-current systems, tell us what you need to deliver.

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