Research & Development

The FAA and other global civil aviation orgs are constantly striving to introduce to research and technology into aviation technology. Some links to modernization highlights at the FAA follow:

• Advanced Technology and Oceanic Procedures
  
• Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator Replacement
  
• Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS)
  
• Airport Movement Area Safety System
  
• Automated Surface Detection System
  
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
  
• Collaborative Decision Making
  
• En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM)
  
• En Route Communications Gateway
  
• FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure
  
• FSAS Operational and Supportability System (OASIS)
  
• GPS Implementation in Aviation
  
• Integrated Terminal Weather System
  
• Local Area Augmentation System
  
• NAS Infrastructure Management System Phase II
  
• NAS Operational Evolution Plan (OEP)
  
• Next Generation Air/Ground Communications System
  
• Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
  
• Transportation Research Board
  
• Weather and Radar Processor
  
• Wide Area Augmentation System