MARLBORO, Mass., April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive News Release/ --
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA, RTNB) has been awarded a $14.9 million
development task order from NASA's Ames Research Center for research and
development of airborne technology to support the National Airspace System
(NAS) of 2015.
Under NASA's air traffic management system development and integration
(ATMSDI) contract, this task order will focus on the development of airborne
tools and technology and their use in performance of research for
investigation of the technical requirements, feasibility and potential
benefits of the distributed air/ground traffic management (DAG TM) concept.
DAG TM is based on the fundamental concept that all air traffic system
participants can be used as information suppliers as well as users, thereby
enabling collaboration and cooperation in all levels of air traffic management
decision making. Successful operation in this environment will be achieved
through new procedural and technological innovations including air traffic
automation aids, information sharing and communications, navigation and
surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) technologies. This task
supports research at NASA's Langley Research Center. NASA Langley activities
focus on determining feasibility of these distributed air/ground traffic
management concepts and developing the airborne technologies to support them.
"Raytheon, NASA and the FAA are committed to this research and development
aimed at future NAS operational concepts," said Bob Eckel, Raytheon's vice
president of Domestic ATC Programs. "This effort is a critical step toward
the future of free flight and evaluates the concept of distributing the
responsibility and capability for air traffic management between aircraft and
ground based air traffic control to increase capacity and efficiency."
The Raytheon-led team for the research and development of future NAS
operational concepts includes Smiths Industries, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Seagull
Technology, Los Gatos, Calif.; SAIC, Arlington, Va.; Titan Corp, Billerica,
Mass., as well as representation from major universities and airlines. The
effort will be managed by Raytheon's domestic air traffic control business
area in Marlboro, Mass.
NASA and Raytheon, under the ATMSDI contract, continue the development of
new concepts, technology and tools for collaborative decision making, airspace
modeling and design, flight deck systems, aviation human factors, complex
airspace management, airline operations center systems, and air/ground air
traffic control automation.
"NASA, FAA and Raytheon ATMSDI efforts will lead to increased runway
throughput at capacity-constrained airports, safe operation across boundaries
of free-flight and capacity-constrained flight regions, improved effectiveness
of high density operations (e.g., Northeast Corridor) and lower operating
costs through better routing," said Eckel.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company is a global
technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics, and
business and special mission aircraft.
Contact:
Blanche Necessary
202.314.3780
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