General Dynamics has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration to support a program advancing the improvement of safety and security in the U. S. airspace.

The contract with Virginia's General Dynamics is part of the FAA's larger System Engineering 2020 Research and Development/Mission Analysis Support program.

It has been reported that General Dynamics is one of three contractors supporting the $1.2 billion FAA program. The companies will compete for task orders under the airspace modernization initiative that will improve safety, security and advance flight-deck technologies.

The report also noted that the FAA program is also part of effort to improve operational capabilities for the U. S. airspace including task orders designed to research better trajectory-based operations; improve performance at high-density airports and increased flexibility in the terminal environment among other airport transformation requirements.

The company will work with a team that includes Gulfstream Aerospace and Jet Aviation to "deliver innovative and timely solutions to help the FAA quickly achieve NextGen objectives," said Marcus Collier, General Dynamics Information Technology senior vice president. (With Inputs from Agencies)