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FAA To Be Audited On Implementation Progress On Its ADS-B Program By Shane Nolan |
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May 17, 2012 - The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to initiate an audit of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in implementing the Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) program. ADS-B will supplement radar by leveraging satellite-based technology, aircraft avionics, and ground-based systems to provide information on the position of aircraft to pilots and air traffic controllers in all phases of flight.
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a
surveillance technology for tracking aircraft as part of
the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
The United States will require the majority of aircraft
operating within its airspace to be equipped with some
form of ADS-B Out by January 1, 2020. |
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ADS-B is a cornerstone of efforts to modernize air traffic
control from its present state into the Next Generation Air
Transportation System. OIG will be conducting this review at the
request of the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
OIG audit will also address requirements in the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to conduct an annual review
of the ADS-B program. Their audit objective is to assess FAA’s
progress with mitigating risks and addressing challenges
associated with implementation of ADS-B.
The ADS-B program will supplement radar by leveraging
satellite-based technology, aircraft avionics, and ground-based
systems to provide information on the position of aircraft to
pilots and air traffic controllers in all phases of flight.
The successful implementation of ADS-B is critical to realize
the benefits of FAA’s plans to increase the safety and overall
efficiency of the National Airspace System. FAA has spent almost
$900 million on ADS-B since 2007 and plans to spend an
additional $1 billion between fiscal years 2012 and 2016. |