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Airborne Radar That Tracks Missiles
April 1, 2005
Existing airborne radars can detect and track moving ground vehicles and aircraft. Now the U.S. Air Force is developing the first airborne surveillance radar capable of detecting and tracking low-flying cruise missiles. And despite budget...
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A Single Solution To ADS-B?
May 1, 2007
The move by FAA to "performance-based" contracting, where the end product is the certifiable goal, and the means to reach it is not rigidly specified, has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include allowing suppliers to replace...
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SIVAM: Communication, Navigation and Surveillance for the Amazon
June 1, 2002
There s never been a program like it, says Gregory Vuksich, president of Raytheon Brasil Sistemas de Integracao Ltda. And there may well never be one like it again. Such is the case with SIVAM, a Portuguese acronym meaning system for vigilance of...
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Industry Scan
April 1, 2000
FlightSafety Boeing Fields B737 Flight Simulators FlightSafety Boeing Training International LLC intends to satisfy global demand for Next Generation B737 simulator training by delivering six new Next-Generation 737 full-flight simulators to...
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Industry Scan
February 1, 2007
ATC Investment Dims Outlook The pace of air traffic control (ATC) modernization represents one of the risk factors compromising an otherwise rosy outlook for the U.S. aerospace industry, says the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). Delivering...
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RCAT: Testbed for Nextgen
August 1, 2008
One of the most important aspects of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is ensuring that Department of Defense (DoD) and civil aviation can operate seamlessly in both national and international airspace. Based on net-centric...
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The Emerging World of JTRS
March 1, 2002
This spring, possibly this month, the U.S. armed forces will enter uncharted territory. If all goes as planned, the Army will award the first chunk of a program with an ambitious end state: a single tactical radio family for air, land and sea...
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Putting Stars to Use
August 1, 2000
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers at the Syracuse, N.Y., Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility, along with their counterparts at the El Paso, Texas, TRACON, are now at the leading edge of the agency s...
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Is LAAS Cat I Close at Hand?
September 1, 2002
The contract for a Category I version of the Local Area Augmentation System may come soon. It would represent a giant step forward, but more giant steps will be required for the satnav system to reach its full potential. The proposals were...
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Industry Scan
July 1, 2007
Analyses: FAA, JPDO Challenged To Achieve NextGen FAA and the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) planning the Next Generation Air Transportation System face challenges of funding, program management and coordination across multiple...
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FAA s STARS: Ready to Shine Bright?
January 1, 2003
Exactly on time, and in a low key, anticlimactic launch, the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) made its initial operating capability (IOC) debut into the National Airspace System (NAS) early in the morning of Sunday, Nov. 17...
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March 1, 2007
Study Outlines European ATM Need Like the United States, Europe is in dire need of a modernized air traffic management (ATM) system, or it faces air traffic congestion, airport slowdowns and eventually severe economic consequences, according to an...
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AESA s Advantages
September 1, 2008
The operational launch of the F-22 Raptor clearly signaled a changing of the guard for the United States fighter force. Bristling with advanced sensors and weapons systems, the fifth-generation Raptor, along with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, will...
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WAAS Accelerates
June 1, 2004
Nearly a year since commissioning the wide area augmentation system (WAAS) with initial capability, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is marching ahead to maximize the availability of precision-like approach capability. The satellite-based...
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Raytheon Eyes International ADS-B Standard
March 6, 2007
Raytheon is proposing an international standard for the FAA s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) program, a move it says will reduce equipment costs and improve safety. Aircraft equipped with the ADS-B technology continuously...
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Breakthroughs in Military Science
May 1, 2002
Sensor research and development is assuming a high profile today. Research in materials, structures, chips, modules and subsystems is leading the way to radars that perform electronic warfare (EW) functions; communications systems that take on...
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March 1, 2004
Rebuilding Iraqi ATC A team of Raytheon ATM officials traveled to Iraq in late January, responding to an initial $10.5-million contract the company won to rebuild the air traffic control (ATC) facilities at Baghdad airport. Raytheon anticipates...
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New Sensors are Force Multipliers
May 1, 2007
The global war on terrorism, shoulder-fired rockets and threats the military hasn t even thought of yet are in part helping drive advances in sensor technologies. Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing...
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Industry Scan
May 1, 2007
CEO Frustrated With NextGen Transition Below are excerpts of a speech given by Clayton M. Jones, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Collins, at a RTCA symposium March 14 in Washington, D.C. When I first came to Rockwell Collins in 1995 as vice...
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Raytheon Completes UAE ATC Milestone
May 29, 2007
Raytheon said it completed the critical design review milestone on the General Civil Aviation Authority of United Arab Emirates AutoTrac III contract, which aims to replace UAE s aging enroute system with a new air-traffic management system...
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