Mode 5/S Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) Out

Abstract

B-1 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 is the replacement for the B-1 Mark XII IFF Mode 4. Mode 5 will provide secure target identification and will be a response system for Combat Identification. Mode Select (Mode S) and ADS-B Out provides timely aircraft position and flight path prediction to receiver units for Air Traffic Control, Air Defense System and/or aircraft. The IFF Mode 5 upgrade uses an automated system that responds to interrogations. Failure to respond to the interrogations may result in loss of B-1 aircraft or fratricide. Upgrades to ADS-B Out and Mode S are required Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates to field by January 2020 and upgrade to Mode 5 is a Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) mandate to field by September 2020. Failure to meet mandates will result in delayed/denied service within controlled airspace in the United States and Europe.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Source ID
e6139855e91397f5c47b4146f5a285fd

Tags

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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