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
- Data Communications (DataComm)
- En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
- Enterprise Information Display System (E-IDS)
- Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS)
- Integrated Terminal Weather System (ITWS)
- Mobile Clearance
- Radar Divestiture Program
- Runway Status Lights (RWSL)
- System Wide Information Management (SWIM)
- Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS)
- Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)
- Trajectory Based Operations (TBO)
- Voice Switch and Recorder (VS&R) Program
- Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS)
Last updated: Monday, August 24, 2026