FAA contractors RTX and Indra are tasked with replacing more than 600 antiquated air traffic control radars by 2028.
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With Newark-Liberty International Airport suffering a 90-second radar and communications blackout last year, it became clear that equipment at many air traffic control facilities was desperately in ...
The Department of Transportation is eliminating antiquated paper strips, copper communications wiring and computer floppy discs, but it says more money is needed to keep upgrading the decades-old air ...
As the Department of Transportation begins the process of overhauling the country's air traffic control system — a $12 billion undertaking — there are already plans to integrate artificial ...
The FAA is developing a new AI-based air traffic control (ATC) software called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories) to predict airspace conditions months in advance. SMART's ...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during the agency's Modern Skies Summit on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at the DOT Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Federal Aviation Administration is making ...