MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee State University’s aerospace department is participating in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation System.
The project is to modernize the U.S. airspace system.
The MTSU department is one of 33 ITT Corp. team members involved in the work.
Dr. Wayne Dornan, chairman of the department, described the team as “the who’s who” in the aviation industry.
MTSU will provide support in air traffic management systems, research, technology assessment and large-scale demonstrations.
According to a university news release, other team members include Raytheon, United Airlines, Bell Helicopter and Northrop Grumman. Ohio University is the only other higher education-related team member.