US Federal Aviation Administration Modernizes Radar Systems Amid Safety Concerns

The US Federal Aviation Administration has selected RTX and Indra to replace hundreds of aging air traffic control radar systems currently in service across the US. Many of these systems date back to the 1980s and have exceeded their intended service life. The FAA expects the replacements to be installed by summer 2028, part of a broader effort to complete a sweeping air traffic control overhaul by the end of 2028. AeroTime reports that the agency has committed more than $6 billion of a $12.5 billion funding package for modernization, with an additional $20 billion needed to complete the overhaul as planned.