The Transition of the Berlin Air Route Traffic Control Center: A Challenge for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program and Logistics Management

Abstract

Many individuals unfamiliar with the security assistance process view Foreign Military Sales as an overly complex, bureaucratic system which is unable (or unwilling) to adapt to the needs of a foreign customer. This misconception is entirely false. The FMS portion of security assistance can be extremely flexible and responsive to our allies' needs. The use of the FMS process during the transition of the Berlin Air Route Traffic Control Center (BARTCC) is one example. Prior to German reunification, BARTCC controlled the airspace above the British, French and American sectors of Berlin as well as the three air-routes connecting Berlin to the West. The airspace surrounding Berlin (including all of the former German Democratic Republic-GDR) was controlled by INTERFLUG's Directorate of Air Traffic Services (ATS), primarily from its facility at Berlin-Schonefeld Airfield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA497370

Entities

People

  • Adolf Burghardt

Organizations

  • Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Configuration Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • East Germany
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Logistics Support
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Transitions
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space