Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tactical Briefcase

Jackpine Technologies, teamed with Lockheed Martin Transportation and Security Solutions, present a plan to build an Air Traffic Control Tactical Briefcase (ATCTB). The ATCTB will be used by personnel who require airspace situational awareness, but need to hand carry their ATC equipment. In addition to providing the necessary functionality, the system will need to meet size, ruggedness and reliability requirements, and adhere to standards contained in the DoD IT Standards Registry (DISR) and Joint Tactical Architecture (JTA). Our proposed solution will be based on well-tested, stable software and off-the-shelf hardware components, but use a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) to deliver a migration path for net-centric warfare, specialized decision aids, and integration with the Global Information Grid (GIG). The overall Phase I goal is to analyze the ATCTB requirements and design the system, using an optimal mix of off-the-shelf components and innovative new ideas.