U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and President Donald Trump yesterday announced a sweeping plan to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system, calling for a complete rebuild of both infrastructure and technology across the National Airspace System (NAS). In a briefing, Duffy outlined the first national strategy to replace aging infrastructure, including copper cabling, legacy radar, outdated ground equipment, and insufficient facilities.
“Our mission is to build a brand-new, state-of-the-art system that can grow with the aviation economy,” Duffy said, calling the plan “bold” but necessary to prevent future incidents like the January 29 midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). “This is a way to honor. This is a way to respect. This is a way to pay it forward and to do the right thing, to keep our families and our communities safe when they use our airspace.”
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