The work is part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the aging air traffic control system, which has been plagued with technical failures.

RTX, based in Arlington, Virginia, and Indra, based in Madrid, have agreed to replace up to 612 radars by June 2028.

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.

US aviation authorities proposed rules that could require airlines to spend billions of dollars replacing or updating critical flight safety equipment to accommodate the sale of new wireless spectrum mandated in President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending package.

The FAA has chosen RTX and Indra to replace 612 outdated radar systems in the US as part of a multibillion-dollar air traffic control modernization effort.

Ten years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared over the Indian Ocean, a new search is underway to find the wreckage and bring closure to the families of its lost passengers and crew

Improvements being sought by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) target issues raised by the carrier’s 28,000 flight attendants after rejecting an initial tentative agreement (TA1) over the summer. Federally mediated negotiations are ongoing Jan. 6-9, with additional sessions scheduled for February and March.