New ATC Voice Switch for FAA

Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated its Next Generation Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Voice Switch to officials of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in preparation for the upcoming National Airspace System (NAS) Voice Switch (NVS) program competition. The voice switches support communications between air traffic controllers and pilots, in addition to communications between multiple
air traffic controllers. Compared with the FAA's legacy communications switches, the new voice switch product being offered by the company's Denro Systems business unit is designed to provide increased performance, reliability and flexibility. The demonstration was the second phase of Northrop Grumman's response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the FAA for the NVS program.