Airspace Development, Safety, Security

Overview

MITRE's longstanding relationships with the Department of Defense (DoD), commercial airlines, cargo operators, and the aviation community in the U.S. and abroad position us to develop and strengthen relationships among airspace security mission partners.

For more than 40 years, MITRE has collaborated with aviation officials to improve the safety and efficiency of our nation's air transportation systems. MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), which is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), works with FAA and international aviation authorities to enhance air traffic management around the world. This work encompasses enterprise systems engineering and information technology solutions for air traffic and airspace management, airport and network engineering and system integration, and airport capacity planning, design and analysis.

NextGen

MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) is working closely with its FAA sponsor to usher in the next-generation air transportation system known as NextGen. NextGen will open America's skies to continued growth and increased safety while reducing aviation's environmental impact.

CAASD played a significant role in the RTCA NextGen Implementation Task Force 5, which brought together more than 100 other aviation-related organizations to develop recommendations for the FAA that clearly demonstrate system improvements between 2010 and 2018.

See NextGen's development in action:

Realizing NextGen: MITRE-FAA Partnership at Work This video demonstrates the new capabilities that MITRE is developing to transform the national airspace to meet the future demands of air travel. MITRE works hand-in-hand with the FAA to create the Next Generation Air Transportation System known as NextGen.

Related Information

Articles and News

• MITRE Experimentation Lab Gives Wings to Aviation Technology Research
• With MITRE's Help, Republic of China Overhauls Air Traffic Management System
• ARIAS: A Near-Term Runway Safety Solution

Technical Papers and Presentations

• NAS-Wide Performance: Impact of Select Uncertainty Factors and Implications for Experimental Design
• An Assessment of Pilots' Concurrent Use of Runway Entrance Lights and Surface Movement Control System Guidance System Stop Bars
• Research Challenge: The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

Websites

• Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) FFRDC
• Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) Website
• The MITRE Aviation Institute

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