Network-centric operations spiral 1: Enhanced interagency collaboration

During the second spiral of Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) Network Enabled Operations (NEO) demonstrations, [1] a collaborative environment for Next Generation (NextGen) airspace management was exhibited. New automation and tools were demonstrated that improved airspace management, homeland security and disaster recovery operations in the United States National Airspace System (NAS). This paper reviews the approaches taken to reduce response times and uncertainty during simulated environmental situations and airspace security threats. These capabilities and services were provided to over 12 different decision support, defense and air traffic automation systems used by differing agencies. This paper focuses on Raytheon Company's contributions to NEO.