Harris Team Completes Weather and Radar Processor System Transition to FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Network
December 10 2007 - 8:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information
technology company, has completed the transition of the Federal
Aviation Administration's weather radar data in the continental
U.S. to the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) network --
enabling air traffic controllers to receive a much greater volume
of weather radar information faster than ever before. The Weather
and Radar Processor (WARP) system provides the FAA with the
software tools to consolidate weather data from several sources
into a single, integrated, real-time display for air traffic
operations in the continental U.S., Alaska and Puerto Rico. WARP's
digital capability supports quicker turnaround to ensure that
controllers have the most accurate and up-to-date information.
Under contracts awarded in 1996 and 2005, Harris developed,
installed and is currently supporting WARP systems at the FAA's 21
Air Route Traffic Control Centers, the Air Traffic Control System
Command Center and the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The
transition of the WARP system is another important milestone in the
progress of the FTI program. During the 15-year FTI program, Harris
is upgrading and improving telecommunications and operations
functions at more than 4,000 FAA facilities nationwide, and
providing the FAA with a more secure, more efficient network that
is expected to save $600 million over the life of the program.
Harris is the FTI prime contractor and system architect, and has
successfully transitioned more than 90 percent of the FAA's legacy
networks to the new FTI network. "The WARP transition is a critical
milestone in both the FTI and WARP programs," said John O'Sullivan,
vice president of FAA Programs for Harris Corporation. "WARP is a
key element in the FAA's modernization efforts, and we are proud
that Harris' weather technology, systems integration expertise, and
systems support are helping to enhance the safety of our nation's
air traffic system." The Harris Civil Programs business provides
precise, highly reliable, high-speed communications and information
networks that improve productivity and information processing for
federal agencies of the U.S. government including the FAA, Census
Bureau, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department
of Homeland Security, and the Government Printing Office. About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and
16,000 employees -- including nearly 7,000 engineers and
scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. Additional
information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT:
Sleighton Meyer, Harris Civil Programs, +1-321-727-6514, , Jim
Burke, Harris Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, , or Marc Raimondi,
Harris Corporation - Washington, D.C., +1-703-739-1738, , all of
Harris Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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