SkyLine-X ATM Overview
Air traffic management solution to improve performance, efficiency and safety
Leidos - SkyLine-X Air Traffic Management System
Global air traffic is growing in volume and complexity. Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) need to increase capacity, improve efficiency, enhance resilience, and prepare for future airspace concepts while maintaining safe, uninterrupted operations today.
Modernization can no longer be treated as a one-time replacement program. It must be re-established for continuous evolution.
SkyLine-X™ is a modern air traffic management platform designed to help ANSPs modernize with confidence. Built on decades of operational experience, the platform enables phased modernization, continuous operations, and long-term flexibility without disrupting live operations.
Built with ANSPs, not just for them
Leidos has taken a bold, new approach to ATM system development. Rather than delivering a static system and defining the roadmap, we partner with ANSPs to continuously evolve capabilities on their timeline. Through our proven co-development model, ANSPs can influence priorities, build local development expertise, and accelerate innovation while maintaining alignment with operational standards and regulatory requirements.
This approach has helped Leidos customers customize SkyLine-X to their unique operational needs while building long-term internal capability for greater self-sufficiency.
Resilience meets flexibility
SkyLine-X is engineered to deliver operational continuity. Its resilient architecture supports uninterrupted service, not only through upgrades, technology refreshes, and future capability insertion, but also under the stress of extreme weather or cyber attacks. The platform incorporates multi-channel architecture and protections against common-mode and cyclical failures to maximize availability and operational confidence.
With a modular architecture, modernization becomes a managed process, not a disruptive transition.
SkyLine-X is designed to accommodate change. Standards-based interfaces support interoperability and integration with third-party systems, enabling ANSPs to adopt new capabilities on their own timeline while protecting existing investments.
The result is greater flexibility, reduced modernization risk, and a platform that evolves with operational needs.
End-to-end air traffic management
SkyLine-X supports all phases of flight operations through a common automation platform that integrates:
- Surface operations
- Tower and terminal control
- En route operations
- Oceanic airspace management
- Tactical air traffic flow management
Integrated safety nets, decision-support tools, and advanced trajectory capabilities help enhance situational awareness, improve operational efficiency, and support the transition toward trajectory-based operations (TBO).
Trusted globally to deliver the airspace of the future
For more than 60 years, Leidos has helped advance air traffic management operations and capabilities. Every day, Leidos systems support more than 56,000 flights and get over four million passengers where they need to go safely.
Our customers include ANSPs and aviation authorities that span across North America, Europe, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific. Leidos understands the demands ANSPs face are changing but expectations for safety, resilience, interoperability, and efficiency are increasingly vital.
SkyLine-X helps ANSPs meet modern challenges through continuous operations, phased modernization, and a collaborative approach that positions for both long-term success and safe short-term deployment.
Because the future of ATM isn't a destination. It's a continuous evolution.
