FAA Selects ITT Team to Implement NextGen ADS-B

The FAA has selected a team led by ITT Corporation to implement its nationwide ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast) structure.  ADS-B is one of the most important components of the agency's highly anticipated Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

The contract - worth approximately $1.8 billion - stipulates that ITT will build the ADS-B ground stations and own and operate the equipment.  The FAA will pay subscription charges for ADS-B broadcasts transmitted to properly equipped aircraft and air traffic control facilities.

ITT is to have the system ready for use by 2010 and provide coverage over the entire U.S. by 2013.

Also on ITT's team are: AT&T, Thales; WSI, Corp; Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Aerospace Engineering; Sunhillo; Comsearch; Mission Critical Solution (MCS) of Tampa; Pragmatics; Washington Consulting Group; Aviation Communications and Surveillance Systems (ACSS); NCR Corporation; and L-3 Avionics Systems and Sandia Aerospace.  08-30-2007.

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