The Department of Transportation, led by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has unveiled plans for a new “state-of-the-art air traffic control system” which leaders believe will be the “envy of the world.”
Duffy made the point that the current infrastructure was put in place when Elvis was a star.
“Really really old. It all has to be new, state-of-the-art,” he said.
The plan involves the FAA replacing what the press release describes as “core infrastructure including radar, software, hardware and telecommunications networks to manage modern travel.”
“We have a system that is built for the past, we are proposing a system built for the future,” it adds, focusing on four key components of infrastructure, which it identified as communications, surveillance, automation, and facilities.
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