Lockheed Martin Chosen To Carry On Technical Support To Maintain And Improve Micro-EARTS Air Traffic Control Automation Program

Lockheed Martin LMT said it was recently chosen to continue technical support of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Microprocessor-En Route Automated Radar Tracking System (Micro-EARTS). According to the company, this system gets and combines air traffic data from different surveillance sources, as well as, displays the information for use in air traffic control.

Lockheed Martin said Micro-EARTS was installed in four FAA facilities currently at Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and at the FAA Academy and the William J. Hughes Technical Center.

The company's Information Systems & Global Solutions VP, Paul Engola, said that "In conjunction with the FAA, Lockheed Martin developed and deployed Micro-EARTS and continues to provide development and maintenance support. We value our more than 60-year partnership with FAA to enhance efficiency and safety through air traffic control automation."

He continued to add, "We look forward to providing life-cycle support services that ensure Micro-EARTS is a superior automation system for years to come as it serves its important sites and integrates with FAA's NextGen capabilities."

With over two decades of operative proficiency for the National Airspace System, the Micro-EARTS program was an easily adapted and scalable system. The company indicated that this platform, used in large consolidated facilities and small configurations, provided common air traffic control functionality to all Micro-EARTS sites with a standard software and hardware model.

Lockheed said that under this new five-year contract valued at $28.3 million, it would continue to support the FAA in the analysis, design, development and testing of air traffic control functionalities for Micro-EARTS within this program.

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