Sumitomo Corporation together with NEC Corporation, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation, Morita Corporation and SANWA COMSYS Engineering Corporation has received an order to supply Airport Safety and Security Systems for major airports in Bangladesh (the Project) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). This order is valued at about 2.3 billion yen, and official development aid (general grant aid) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be utilized. The aims of the Project are to ensure safe aircraft guidance and take-offs/landings and to enhance aircraft accident response capabilities and counterterrorism measures at four major airports in Bangladesh: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (Dhaka), Shah Amanat International Airport (Chittagong), Jessore Airport, and Saidpur Airport.

Sumitomo Corporation will procure air traffic control systems from NEC, which will be installed by NEC Networks & SI, airport security systems from SANWA COMSYS Engineering, and airport fire-fighting vehicles from Morita. The installation of these systems is expected to be completed by the end of fiscal year 2016.