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FAA Seeks Common ATC Automation Platform but Remains Billions Short of Funding

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The FAA is pursuing a common automation platform to aggregate terminal and en route air traffic control data, but remains billions of dollars short of the funding needed to deliver the capability. The gap underscores the financial challenge of modernizing the agency’s fragmented data infrastructure.

Discovered 2026-08-13T13:32:29.499841-07:00 | 2026-08-13T13:32:29.499841-07:00

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  • A common automation platform could improve how terminal and en route ATC data is aggregated across the FAA’s operating environment.
  • The multibillion-dollar funding shortfall indicates that implementation—and the timing of any operational benefits—remains constrained by federal investment decisions.

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