Mission
To serve the public interest by advancing the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of aviation in the United States and around the world by conducting a continuing program of research, development and engineering in collaboration with the aviation community.
Experience
For over 30 years, MITRE/CAASD has provided objective and unbiased technical, operational and engineering support and solutions to the global aviation community including civil aviation authorities, international airport authorities, airlines and other aviation organizations in over 60 countries
MITRE/CAASD has provided its expertise in a broad range of areas related to communications, navigation and surveillance/air traffic management system modernization; performance based navigation; aviation safety and safety management system development; airspace and airport capacity planning; airport noise abatement and obstacle clearance analysis; acquisition support for systems and services; and aviation policy analysis. A partial list of countries and organizations is shown below.

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