MARLBORO, Mass., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has
completed contractor acceptance testing of the Standard Terminal Automation
Replacement System (STARS) Early Display Configuration (EDC) for the terminal
radar approach control facility servicing Memphis International Airport two
months ahead of the schedule. Initial operational capability at Memphis is
planned for April 2002 as briefed to the House Aviation Subcommittee in
September.
The STARS EDC is the first step in deployment of the Full STARS system
that will provide new high resolution, color displays and a new emergency
back-up system that will be used in conjunction with the existing automation
system. The EDC will remain in use until the full STARS system replaces the
existing automation system in the future. When Memphis goes operational in
April 2002, it will join El Paso and Syracuse International Airports that have
used the EDC for controlling live air traffic since January 2000. To date, the
FAA has approved the EDC for installation at 13 facilities.
"This accomplishment highlights that terminal area modernization efforts
continue as planned," said Bill Voss, director of the FAA's Terminal Business
Service unit. "The advantage of initially deploying EDC is that it provides a
rapid and easy transition path to Full STARS, which is scheduled to complete
testing in October 2002."
Full STARS provides ATC automation for any size facility, as well as new
high-resolution color displays that are 30 percent larger than the displays
they replace. STARS provides a high reliability, open architecture design
with significant built-in growth capability that allows for easy and rapid
incorporation of new data processing enhancements and new technologies planned
for the terminal area.
STARS is a joint procurement for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
and the Department of Defense (DoD). Raytheon is under contract to develop
and install up to 191 STARS systems for the FAA and 140 systems for the DoD
during the next decade.
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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