FAA picks 2 firms to replace 612 outdated radar systems that air traffic controllers rely on
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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, an air traffic controller works at computer screens and a digital clock showing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or Zulu time, is seen in this view looking eastward from the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)FILE - The control tower at Nashville International Airport stands Oct. 31, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008, file photo an air traffic controller stands beneath a radar screen in the control tower at Washington's Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, photo, a computer screen shows all air traffic in real time over North America in the control tower at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)FILE - In this Friday, May 11, 2018 photo, a man watches a screen atop the air-traffic control tower at the empty Stepanakert airport. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2013 photo, an air traffic controller works at computer screens and a digital clock showing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or Zulu time, is seen in this view looking eastward from the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)