Thu, Apr 07, 2005
$57 Million Weather and Radar Processor Follow-on Contract
The FAA has awarded Harris
Corporation a 54-month, $57 million follow-on contract for the
Weather and Radar Processor (WARP) program, bringing the overall
value of the program for Harris to $188 million by 2009. The WARP
Maintenance and Sustainment (WMSS) program will provide the FAA
with complete hardware and software support throughout the life of
the program.
The Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) already have been
using WARP to enable controllers to view real-time, graphical
weather data at their positions under a $131 million program
awarded to Harris in 1996. WARP provides advanced, Next-Generation
Radar (NEXRAD) weather data directly to the controller displays,
replacing the more cumbersome, alphanumeric data displays used
previously.
"I remember how exciting it was when
the WARP system was declared fully operational by the FAA on
December 31, 2002," said Al Dukes, president of the Civil Programs
business unit of Harris Corporation's Government Communications
Systems Division (GCSD). "We are very pleased that the FAA selected
Harris to continue to support this key initiative as part of the
FAA's modernization efforts. We are proud that Harris systems
integration expertise, weather technology, and systems support are
enhancing the safety of our nation's air traffic system."
WARP is a next-generation weather and radar processor that
provides the FAA with the software tools to consolidate weather
data from several sources into a single, integrated display to
support air traffic operations. Harris was tasked with developing,
procuring, installing, and supporting WARP systems at the country's
21 ARTCCs, the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, and the
William J. Hughes Technical Center.
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