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Raytheon To
Modernize Largest FAA Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities By Bill Goldston |
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April 7, 2011 - Raytheon Company was awarded a $177
million contract modification by the Federal Aviation
Administration to continue deployment of the Standard
Terminal Automation Replacement System, or STARS, under
the FAA's terminal automation modernization and
replacement program.
STARS is a joint procurement for the FAA and Department
of Defense. It is a highly reliable air traffic
automation system designed to replace
capacity-constrained terminal area air traffic control
facilities within the National Airspace System.
The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
(STARS) is an air traffic control automation system
currently being used in many TRACONs around the |
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The STARS
program receives and processes target reports, weather, and
other nontarget messages from both terminal and en route digital
sensors. Additionally, it automatically tracks primary and
secondary surveillance targets and provides aircraft position
information to the enhanced traffic management system (ETMS).
Finally it
also detects unsafe proximities between tracked aircraft pairs
and provides warning if tracked aircraft are detected at a
dangerously low altitude. Additional features it includes are
converging runway display aid (CRDA) and controller automation
spacing aid (CASA). These features display "ghost" targets as an
aid to controllers attempting to tightly space aircraft in the
terminal environment.
"With more
than 100 STARS systems delivered, it further confirms STARS is
the best choice for the future of terminal air traffic
modernization and provides a NextGen-ready platform," said Andy
Zogg, Raytheon Network Centric Systems vice president of Command
and Control Systems.
"We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with the FAA, National Air Traffic Controllers Association and Professional Airways Systems Specialists as we proceed with the deployment plan." |
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