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WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has presented a $177 million lessen change to Raytheon to continue deploying an expose reciprocation mechanisation system.

The Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, conception of the FAA's tangency mechanisation improvement and equal program, is a joint procurement for the bureau and U.S. Department of Defense.

STARS is a highly reliable expose reciprocation mechanisation grouping designed to change capacity-constrained tangency Atlantic expose reciprocation curb facilities within the National Airspace System.

"With more than 100 STARS systems delivered, it (the contract) further confirms STARS is the best choice for the future of tangency expose reciprocation improvement and provides a NextGen-ready platform," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon Network Centric Systems vice president of Command and Control Systems.

"We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with the FAA, National Air Traffic Controllers Association and Professional Airways Systems Specialists as we proceed with the deployment plan."

The lessen includes creation and deployment of 11 systems for the FAA's maximal tangency radar approach curb facilities. Included are facilities in Northern California; Southern California; Dallas-Fort Worth; Atlanta; New York; Warrenton, Va.; St. Louis; Denver; Minneapolis-St. Paul, metropolis and Louisville, Ky.