Harris Corporation HRS, has received authorization from the Federal
Aviation Administration to begin work on the seven-year, $150 million Data
communications Network Services (DCNS) element of its Data Communications
Integrated Services (DCIS) program. DCNS will help to transition U.S. air
traffic control from primarily analog voice communications to digital data
connectivity -- significantly increasing the efficiency and safety of the
nation's air traffic control system.
Under DCNS, Harris will provide the terrestrial circuits and very high
frequency data links that connect ground-based air traffic controllers and
airborne flight crews. This will enable air traffic controllers and pilots to
communicate more effectively by supplementing traditional voice communications
with data to enhance departure clearances, weather route, and other air
traffic procedures. These enhanced procedures will save fuel, reduce flight
times, and increase air traffic capacity.
Harris DCNS partners include ARINC, SITA, and Thales. The DCNS tasks will be
performed under the $331 million Data Communications Integrated Services
contract, which was awarded to Harris in September 2012. Under that contract,
the company is helping the FAA to integrate its end-to-end data communications
system.
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