The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to commit $6 billion by the end of the year to upgrades to the nation’s air traffic control telecommunications infrastructure and radar systems, which it plans to deploy by the end of 2028, the agency’s administrator said on Dec. 17.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford testified to Congress on Wednesday to give updates on the agency’s progress in its ambitious three- to four-year air traffic control upgrade and modernization project, which will include the United States investing in replacing old copper telecommunication lines, decades-old radar systems, and implementing ground surveillance technology on runways.
Issues with the FAA’s aging telecomm infrastructure led to a series of critical communications blackouts at Newark Liberty International Airport earlier this year….