Emergency landing round-upRaytheon wins contract to help TSA determine ideal emergency flight paths
$1.9 million Advanced Route Evaluation System will perform risk analysis on aviation routes by assessing such factors as aircraft type, fuel loads, and flight route; Tec-Masters lends a hand
There is good news in the air for Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon. The defense giant last week announced it had won a modest but critical DHS contract to help airline security planners determine the best routes for aircraft to take during a terrorist emergency. The $1.9 million Advanced Route Evaluation System (ARES) will perform risk analysis on aviation routes by assessing such factors as aircraft type, fuel loads, and flight route — and as a preemptive measure will model the relative vulnerability to terrorist activity of any planned flight. Teaming up with Raytheon is Huntsville, Alabama-based Tec-Masters, a provider of engineering, information systems technology, logistics support, multimedia, and management services.
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