1. Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed Demonstration and Prototyping Information Exchange Briefing Alex Nguyen, Project Manager (Support) May 26, 2010

2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 2 Description Provide a platform for demonstration and evaluation of NextGen concepts Rapid integration capability for prototypes Allow end-to-end (multi-domain) demonstrations Enable interaction with existing & arising NAS systems Act as open evaluation platform to analyze feasibility of new technologies Foster government / industry partnerships Support integrated demonstrations to validate large scale modeling and simulation efforts

3. 3 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 Test Bed Project Description Logically united, but physically distributed: –Daytona Beach, FL –Atlantic City, NJ (Tech Center) –Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (NASA NTX) FY10 Activities: –Initiate Florida planning and implementation activities –Coordinate with Tech Center –Coordinate with NASA –Initiate coordination with our Government / Industry partners

4. 4 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 4 Key Players Team MemberPrimary Functional Responsibilities FAA AJP-67Florida NextGen Test Bed Management FAA WJHTCWJHTC NIEC/LabNet Management NASA NTXTexas NextGen Test Bed Management Veracity EngineeringFAA HQ Program and System Engineering Support MITRE CAASD Florida Test Bed Concepts and Strategy Development Support, System Planning, NextGen Program Alignment Support ERAU & Support Org. Florida Test Bed Daytona Project Management, System Planning, Implementation and Demonstration Support

5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 5 Major Milestones/Goals

6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 6 Accomplishments To Date Completed Multi-year Program Plan & Project Schedule Drafted Strategy Plan & Concept of Operations Drafted AJP-6 Demonstration schedule Initiated discussions with WJHTC and NASA NTX for Test Bed partnership Awarded Planning Phase for Test Bed Implementation Completed Test Bed Project Kickoff Completed TIM#1 for planning phase

7. 7 Federal Aviation Administration Florida NextGen Test Bed May 26, 2010 7 Future Plans Currently drafting requirements, architecture, facility development plans Establish overall Governance model for Test Bed Establish partnership with WJHTC and NASA/NTX for integrated Test Bed Issue task for Test Bed Implementation Phase –Facility build-out –Acquire systems, install, setup Establish connection with R&D Domain Coordinate with SWIM & other LOBs to align plans with Test Bed systems & architecture