During a hearing this week, airport stakeholders pushed for the adoption of tools that would bring improved safety and counter-UAS capabilities.

L3Harris and Indra are working behind the scenes to increase capacity as the fiber cable and radar providers advance plans aimed at improving the FAA’s efficacy.

While the project is currently unfunded, the Department of Transportation unit is already working with three providers.

And, the U.S. Navy is using underwater drones to help clear Iranian mines from Strait of Hormuz

The agency is focusing on attracting early career professionals for the technical role as its annual hiring window for air traffic controllers draws near.

The Department of Transportation component is seeking industry input on how to improve information security and its infrastructure for core safety and communications systems.

RTX and Indra will help the agency replace more than 600 radars by June 2028 to create a "surveillance backbone,” according to the Monday announcement.

Bryan Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are rallying support for funds that they say will help move workloads to the cloud.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Peraton will be the integrator overseeing an overhaul of its air traffic control system, beating competitor Parsons.

While the National Airspace System currently iterates on a decade-long cycle, akin to Boeing and Airbus, those updates need to be more like iPad, FAA’s Bryan Bedford…