Air Traffic Control Capabilities: Opportunity to Utilize Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Equipment on Aircraft for Military Air Traffic Control and Command and Control in Combat and Humanitarian Operations

Abstract

New rules being mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL), and other governing bodies will demand changes in navigational equipment on aircraft in order to optimize handling by national and international air traffic management systems. For example, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to which 183 members subscribe, is including Automated Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) in ICAO standards and recommended practices. The purpose of this paper is to examine this new class of aircraft equipment and propose taking advantage of this opportunity to field a deployable air traffic control surveillance capability for use across the spectrum of operations from combat to more permissive environments such as stability, reconstruction, or humanitarian operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 2011
Accession Number
AD1018607

Entities

People

  • Michael W. Helvey

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Civil Aviation
  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Aircraft
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3