Raytheon Co., one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s largest contractors, has been awarded $177 million to replace air-traffic control displays at 11 centers serving some of the busiest U.S. airports, the company said today.
The air-traffic centers, where controllers guide planes within 50 miles of takeoffs and landings, include Cenver, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas and Washington, Raytheon said in a statement.
The work is expected to be completed by 2015, Andy Zogg, a Raytheon vice president, said in an interview.
The contract for the Raytheon project, called the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or Stars, upgrades processors and displays in the centers to help controllers more precisely locate planes and spot storms. The Stars system serves as a platform for future FAA upgrades to a satellite-based system, Zogg said.
Work will begin with Dallas next year, and the first five centers will be completed by 2013, Zogg said.
