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Raytheon To Continue NASA Contract For Airspace Concepts Evaluation System
Marlboro MA (SPX) Nov 05, 2004 Raytheon has been awarded a follow-on contract from NASA's Ames Research Center to expand the Airspace Concepts Evaluation System (ACES). The follow-on contract is valued at $3 million for the base period of one year, with two option years valued at $3 million each. The Raytheon team and NASA are committed to the enhancements of this critically needed modeling capability that assesses the new technology air traffic management tools to increase National Airspace System (NAS) capacity and efficiency. The enhancements to this simulation tool are an important step toward establishing a methodology for successful development and operation of complex simulations on a national scale. ACES is a NAS-wide framework of tools and models that is used to validate advanced concepts that are being developed within NASA's VAMS (Virtual Airspace Modeling and Simulation) project. ACES is a comprehensive and flexible modeling approach that allows for additional models to be added by developers. The ACES follow on contract will allow for further enhancement to the infrastructure, increased models of higher fidelity, and additional tools for use in the data management and analyses. "This sets the stage for NASA and Raytheon to continue developing advanced tools and concepts for the future National Airspace System," said Bob Eckel, vice president of Raytheon Air Traffic Management Systems. ACES was originally developed by Raytheon under the Air Traffic Management System Development and Integration contract, with a team consisting of Intelligent Automation of Rockville, Md.; Science Applications International of Arlington, Va.; and Seagull Technology of Campbell, Calif. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Raytheon SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com
Northrop Grumman To Provide New Air Data Inertial Reference Units To Lufthansa
Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Jan 12, 2006Lufthansa will be one of the first commercial air carriers worldwide to benefit from the latest air data inertial reference units from Northrop Grumman. Inertial reference units provide aircrews with essential aircraft operational data such as aircraft position, velocities, attitude, altitude, air speed and many other parameters. |
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