The Patriot is an advanced surface-to-air missile system intended to defend against aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles.
And the residual damage to both airports and schedules may continue to ripple across the air system for days to come.
As detailed here, the FAA wants to create an air traffic system that uses satellites and sensor technology to improve safety and eliminate delay.
Of course, a great leap toward alleviating our aggravating air travel experiences would be to remove the air traffic control (ATC) system from the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (safety oversight would remain with the government).
As a benign example of how transatlantic teams can stimulate competition in high-tech weapons making, defence analysts cite the fierce competition to supply Britain with an air-to-ground surveillance system.
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According to Allen and his partners, this air-launch-to-orbit system is far less expensive and far more flexible than traditional ground launches, which are still used by some private companies for satellite launches.
It is hard to imagine the air traffic control system functioning with its budget cut by 15 percent.
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One of the FAA's major projects during the next five years is to revamp the air traffic control system.
And Syria's army has not so far managed to buy the air-defence system from Russia that it would like.
The second thing that we need to do is we've got to upgrade our air traffic control system, which is a little creaky.
"If they go ahead with this the UK will be the only country in the world to privatise its air traffic control system, " he added.
When its custodians noticed how unusually dusty the dinosaur area was getting, Aramark's technicians traced the problem to air flow from the cooling system and rejiggered it.
Now UPS is testing a technology designed to close that gap and, possibly, bring sweeping new efficiencies to the entire air traffic control system without compromising safety.
It can be achieved most rapidly, most efficiently and most affordably from the sea, by adapting the Navy's AEGIS fleet air defense system to shoot down ballistic missiles.
This kind of LEMP weapon could be theoretically deployed as an air defense system to neutralize conventional (IR guided or radar guided) missiles, but could also be used to neutralize UAVs, which are dependent on electronic systems.
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What the NTSB uncovers regarding the FAA's safety certification program could have important implications for the agency's ability to handle other technology challenges, including the transition to a new air traffic control system and the introduction of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace, said Jim Hall, a former safety board chairman.
The American Jobs Act includes an immediate investment in employing construction workers to restore 150 miles of runway at American airports and put in place a next-generation air-traffic control system to reduce travel time and delays.
That brings me to my involvement with NextGen (Next Generation Air Traffic Control System) and gaining the opportunity to partner with the safety professionals at the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in order to assist in moving the industry to the next level as it relates to operating safe and efficient skies.
And Congress is torn over a bill that would help fund a satellite-based air traffic control system to ease aerial bottlenecks.
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The FAA says funding for the new fee system, combined with federal money, would shift the 40-year-old ground-based air traffic control system to a satellite-based, cockpit-to-cockpit system that is safer and more efficient.
The report calls for accelerating the use of the global positioning satellite system (GPS) in U.S. airspace and ultimately linking GPS and the air traffic control system to provide better and safer separation for planes flying in the United States.
He said he was determined to "face up to the necessity of reform", an example of which is the part-privatisation of the National Air Traffic Control System (Nats) to be debated by the Commons on Tuesday.
To this end, Aerovironment is working on a system of miniature gyroscopes and air-flow detectors to measure Black Widow's speed and rate of turn.
It carried its own air-conditioning system, to prevent batteries from getting too cold or too hot.
Any restaurant using the mid-air messaging system is unlikely to be happy with it being co-opted by patrons complaining about poor service.
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