The Raytheon Company was recently selected to improve the usability and reduce operational costs for the FAA’s Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, a critical element in the efforts to modernize the national airspace system. Raytheon’s STARS team, collaborating with the FAA’s NextGen modernization program, aims to achieve a historic first—a single national software and hardware baseline across the country by the middle of 2020.
Raytheon to Advance the FAA’s Air Traffic Terminal Automation System
Key Takeaways:
- Raytheon was selected by the FAA to improve the usability and reduce operational costs of the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS).
- This modernization effort aims to establish a historic first: a single national software and hardware baseline for STARS across the country by mid-2020.
- STARS is a critical air traffic control system, used daily by controllers at over 600 airports to provide safe and efficient aircraft guidance for more than 40,000 daily flights.
Key takeaways sponsored by Aviator Pro | Start Your Training ->
See a mistake? Contact us.
