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Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System
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<p>The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) is an air traffic control automation system manufactured by <a href="/facts/Raytheon/wGGxdMoD">Raytheon</a> and is currently being used in many <a href="/facts/TRACON/G2cQebVb">TRACONs</a> around the United States by the <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Administration/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a>. STARS replaced the <a href="/facts/Common_ARTS/dIBjPJ8G">Automated Radar Terminal System</a> (ARTS) at <a href="/facts/FAA/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a> air traffic control facilities across the US, as well as the previous automation systems employed by the <a href="/facts/DoD/dWAvf7e3">DoD</a>. </p><p>The STARS system receives and processes target reports, weather, and other non-target messages from both terminal and en route digital sensors. Additionally, it automatically tracks primary and secondary surveillance targets and provides aircraft position information to the enhanced traffic management system (ETMS). Finally, it also detects unsafe proximities between tracked aircraft pairs and provides a warning if tracked aircraft are detected at a dangerously low altitude. Additional features include converging runway display aid (CRDA) which displays "ghost" targets as an aid to controllers attempting to tightly space aircraft to converging/crossing runways in the terminal environment. </p>