Collins Aerospace Launches Tower MicroELITE Surveillance Solution, With San Bernardino Airport as First Deployment
Why It MattersContract and reliever airports absorbing rising traffic without certified radar displays gain a lower-cost route to radar-grade surveillance, which could ease capacity constraints around busy business aviation hubs.
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has launched its Tower MicroELITE (TME) surveillance solution, a secure, scalable digital display system designed to enhance air traffic controller situational awareness. San Bernardino Airport (SBD) became the first airport to deploy it. The system provides integrated surveillance data tracking to accommodate a rapid increase in airspace operations. As a federal contract tower, SBD represents a growing segment of private and contract airports that are seeing rising traffic levels without certified radar displays.
TME is architected from Collins' FAA-certified Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), giving controllers a familiar, industry-standard interface for monitoring and managing complex aircraft sequencing. It uses commercial off-the-shelf hardware and can be deployed at airports of any size, including regional and general aviation reliever airports, business aviation terminals and heliports. Nicole White, vice president and general manager of Connected Aviation at Collins Aerospace, described it as an FAA-approved solution that is easy to integrate and scalable.
