Thu, May 07, 2009
Raytheon has been awarded a
seven-month, firm-fixed-price contract to study the NextGen
Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance architecture
and determine the National Airspace System's needs for 2018 to
2025.
"The next generation of airspace management must support a broad
array of capabilities - from classic aircraft with minimal
automation to highly integrated, multi-sensor aircraft, including
unmanned aerial systems," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon vice president
for Command and Control Systems. "Our study will identify the
alternative CNS architecture needed to meet growing capacity while
providing the efficiencies necessary to ensure safe
operations."
The study analyzes ICNS interfaces to operator flight planning
systems, aircraft capabilities, avionics functions and Federal
Aviation Administration automation systems. The $2.3 million
contract was awarded by the NextGen Institute, a venture between
the National Center for Advanced Technologies and the FAA. The
Joint Planning and Development Office will access the Institute to
gain private sector expertise, tools and facilities for NextGen
activities.
The Raytheon-led team includes Rockwell Collins, ARINC, Aviation
Management Associates and Thales. NextGen is the FAA's plan to
modernize the National Airspace System (NAS) through 2025. Through
NextGen, the FAA is addressing the impact of air traffic growth by
increasing NAS capacity and efficiency while simultaneously
improving safety, reducing environmental impacts, and increasing
user access to the NAS. To achieve its NextGen goals, the FAA is
implementing new Performance-Based Navigation routes and procedures
that leverage emerging technologies and aircraft navigation
capabilities.
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