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FAA Taps L3Harris To Modernize Surveillance Network
Contract covers more than 700 ground stations nationwide
L3Harris will upgrade more than 700 FAA ground stations and operate the national aircraft tracking network through 2045 under a new contract.
L3Harris will upgrade more than 700 FAA ground stations and operate the national aircraft tracking network through 2045 under a new contract. © Image courtesy L3Harris

The FAA awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract on July 1 to upgrade and continue operating the U.S. aircraft tracking network through 2045. A contract value was not disclosed.

Under the contract, L3Harris will upgrade more than 700 ground stations that deliver real-time, satellite-based flight positioning data to air traffic controllers nationwide. The company will also deploy security measures to protect airspace data and expand surveillance capabilities to track emerging entrants in the National Airspace System (NAS).