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FAA Invests Billions in Radar Upgrade After Near-Trump Helicopter Collision

8/11/2026

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a radar system at Newark Liberty International Airport to improve runway safety.
At Reagan Washington Airport a helicopter carrying President Donald Trump nearly collided with a jet, raising questions after a January 2025 crash that killed 67 people led the FAA to bar such traffic.
The FAA is allocating billions to replace outdated telecom and radar systems after a 2023 outage caused a stop.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a radar system at Newark Liberty International Airport to improve runway safety.
At Reagan Washington Airport a helicopter carrying President Donald Trump nearly collided with a jet, raising questions after a January 2025 crash that killed 67 people led the FAA to bar such traffic.
The FAA is allocating billions to replace outdated telecom and radar systems after a 2023 outage caused a stop.