Mobile ATC System Delivered to U.S. Air Force

Collins Aerospace has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a fully autonomous vehicle-mounted air traffic control system designed for operations in austere environments.

Kimberly Johnson

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 03:42 PM ET

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Vehicle-mounted Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination Systems (ATNAVICS) will fit inside a C-130. [Courtesy: Collins Aerospace]

Key Takeaways:

Collins Aerospace has delivered its ATNAVICS, a fully autonomous, vehicle-mounted air traffic control system, to the U.S. Air Force.
Designed for austere and adverse environments, ATNAVICS can be quickly deployed by a small crew and fits within a C-130.
The system provides comprehensive air traffic control capabilities, including surveillance, precision landing, and identification-friend-or-foe (IFF), and is also used by the U.S. Marines and Army.

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Collins Aerospace has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a fully autonomous vehicle-mounted air traffic control system designed for operations in austere environments.

The system, called Air Traffic Navigation, Integration, and Coordination Systems (ATNAVICS), will fit inside a C-130 and incorporates an S-band primary surveillance radar, an L-band secondary surveillance radar/identification friend or foe, and an X-band precision approach radar.