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Tony Smeraglinolo: Engility to Continue ADS-B Technical Support at DOT’s Volpe Center


Tony Smeraglinolo
Tony Smeraglinolo

Engility Holdings (NYSE: EGL) has received a three-year, $66 million contract to continue helping the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center develop and evaluate a satellite-based air traffic control system.

The company will provide management, analysis and technical services for the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast project, Engility said Wednesday.

Tony Smeraglinolo, Engility president and CEO, said the company has supported the ADS-B program over the past eight years.

ADS-B is a core element of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Next Generation Air Transportation System initiative and seeks to improve air traffic management by using satellite and digital technology.

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