KOCO Oklahoma City (msn)
Patrick Talbot
04 Jun 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a multi-year project to modernize air traffic control systems, starting with the installation of the first of more than 600 new radars in Putnam, Oklahoma.
The project is funded by President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which was approved by Congress last year.
When the initiative was announced in January, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said much of the nation’s radar infrastructure dates back to the 1980s and needs replacement...
