ATC
FAA Selects Collins, Indra for Radar Contracts
Plans call to replace up to 612 radars by June 2028
The Condor Mk3, Collins Aerospace’s cooperative surveillance radar
Collins Aerospace’s cooperative surveillance radar, the Condor Mk3, can communicate directly with aircraft transponders.

Pushing forward with its ambitions to overhaul the U.S. air traffic control system on an expedited timeline, the FAA has awarded contracts to RTX’s Collins Aerospace and Indra Group USA to replace the nation’s network of ground-based radars. The agency will tap into the $12.5 billion in funding Congress furnished the agency for ATC modernization in July to pay for the new contracts.

Plans call to replace up to 612 radars by June 2028 with “modern, commercially available” surveillance radars. The work is to begin this quarter with replacements prioritizing high-traffic areas, the agency said.