Department of Defense Air Traffic Control and Airspace Systems Interface with the National Airspace System

Abstract

This report assesses the intra-agency interoperability of a broad spectrum of ATC and airspace management systems. The FAA NAS plan is summarized to describe the national system that will exit in 1999. Military ATC systems are projected to the same period and evaluated by type of system (i.e., fixed or tactical), application (i.e., radar, position/navigation, communications, etc.), and branch of military service. The evaluation includes a discussion of the expected interfaces between military and civil system components. The assessment describes potential impacts of incompatible and non-interoperable systems on the DoD in terms of safety and operational effectiveness and probable impacts on specific Air Force mission requirements. The report does not assess in depth the DoD's tactical ATC components or the tactical command and control systems that are not directly related to ATC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229088

Entities

People

  • Alex Bridewell
  • Kent Simmons
  • Tom Pickerel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Navigation
  • Air Traffic Control Radar
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Airports
  • Aviation Safety
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Navigation
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radio Communications
  • United States
  • Voice Communications

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space