FLORAKO
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 German: FLORIDA Radarersatz Radarluftlagesystem Kommunikationssystem) in the initial phase of the project meant the name FLORES RALUS KOMSYS and emerged from the project name of the sub-systems .
Procurement
The FLORAKO System was Introduced on 2 February 2004 by the Swiss Air Force. It replaces the older FLORIDA Airspace monitoring and management system, which dated back from the 1960s. The acquisition costs amounted to approximately 728 million Swiss francs. The four radar sites Mount PilatusScopi,Weisshorn and Weissfluh are classified and therefore not publicly available. Supplier of the system was Thales Raytheon Systems, a joint venture between Raytheon Company and Thales Group. Thales Raytheon Systems was also involved of the further expansion of the system that was delivered in 2008 and still carries out further upgrades of the system.
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Follow Where You Go
by: Listening PoolSometimes I can find a little piece of mind
But that's alright with me
'Cause I know, I could have told you so
When I think of all the words you said
Well that's enough for me
'Cause I know, I follow where you go
Yes I know, I follow where you go
Is there somewhere left to hide
Somewhere left inside
Now all you say and all you do
I will make it up to you
Everywhere you run to
Every road you come to
I'll follow where you go
Raise the mountains higher
Build a wall of fire
I'll follow where you go
Ever since I've had the time to change your mind
It's been a fight for me
But I know, I never hurt you so
When I think of all the tears you cried
Well that's a crime to me
'Cause I know, I follow where you go
Yes I know, I follow where you go
When the years of lonely cries
Swallow up your pride
And time and time again you say
Save it for a rainy day
I'll be looking out for you