Technology

Today, the major capital programs under development in the FAA are on track. These programs will provide navigation, surveillance, computer processing capabilities, tools for air traffic controllers, telecommunications infrastructure, and weather information to make the national airspace system run smoother.

• Advanced Technologies & Oceanic Procedures (ATOP)
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
• Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X)
• Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-11)
• Air Traffic Management Modernization
• Cybersecurity Awareness Symposium (CAS)
• En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
• Federal Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI)
• Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS)
• Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS)
• Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)
• Radar Divestiture Program
• Runway Status Lights (RWSL)
• Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR)
• System Wide Information Management (SWIM)
• Terminal Automation and Replacement (TAMR)
• Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)
• Trajectory Based Operations (TBO)
• Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)