ITT Achieves FAA Milestone on ADS-B Air Traffic Modernization Program

(Herndon, Va., September 16, 2008) -- ITT Corporation today announced it has successfully deployed the Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) essential services system for southern Florida, achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ADS-B is a key component of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) intended to increase safety and efficiency to meet the growing needs of air transportation.

The essential services IOC milestone recognizes the availability of broadcast services of air traffic, as well as weather and aeronautical data information from 11 ADS-B ground stations in southern Florida. The stations are supported by processing from an ADS-B data center, radar data from FAA facilities, as well as a weather and aeronautical data feed from ITT team member WSI. Achieving IOC required the engineering, design, development, integration and test of system infrastructure by ITT and substantial independent test activity by the FAA.


"This milestone has been achieved in accordance with the FAA's very aggressive schedule," said Mike Wilson, president of ITT's Advanced Engineering and Sciences business. "Achieving IOC represents an important first step for the FAA's NextGen program and is essential to the nation's journey toward a modernized national airspace system. We are proud support the FAA's outstanding ADS-B program team."

Source : ITT Corporation