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Harris Demos Digital Data Communications for FAA (7/29/10)
Harris demonstrated communications technology that officials said could launch the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) transition from analog voice communications to digital data communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. The use of data communications is expected to significantly increase the efficiency and safety of the air traffic control (ATC) system.
Representatives of the FAA, the aerospace industry and various industry standards and user committees attended the demonstration held at the company's offices in Washington.
Harris is heading a team pursuing the FAA's Data Communications Network Service (DCNS) contract, a next step in advancing the nation's aviation system into the digital era. Data Communications is part of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative to modernize the nation's ATC system. If selected, Harris will provide integration and engineering services for the program. The Harris team includes Arinc, an internationally established provider of data networks and related technologies that connect commercial flight crews to ground operations anywhere in the world.
During the demonstration, Future Air Navigation System (FANS) messages were transmitted over Arinc’s operational VHF Digital Link Mode 2 (VDL Mode 2) network between simulated ATC operations in Harris' Washington facility and the cockpit of a Gulfstream aircraft at an airport in the Southeast.
The FAA’s NextGen program has come under scrutiny from Senate Appropriations Committee members, who are considering a budget reduction in the coming fiscal year.
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