General Dynamics C4 Systems bagged a ten-year $363 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for radios that allow air traffic control personnel to communicate with commercial and military aircraft throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). Earlier, the company had received a $6 million initial award to qualify and certify the radios for operation in the NAS. General Dynamics has delivered more than 13,500 CM300/350 Version 1 UHF radios as part of the NEXCOM UHF contract awarded in 2001. The latest contract is part of the FAA’s Next Generation Air-Ground Communications (NEXCOM) Segment 2 program which includes installation of the latest in communications technology for Air Traffic Control (ATC) air-to-ground radios. The new system will provide Voice over Internet Protocol capabilities along with improved ground-to-air communications performance. “This contract continues General Dynamics’ long-standing ability to deliver highly reliable, technologically advanced air traffic control radios to the FAA,” said Chris Marzilli, President of General Dynamics C4 Systems.
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