FAA Automation Contract Raises Cybersecurity Flag

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A new vision for domestic air traffic control that envisages upgraded workstations has raised cybersecurity concerns.

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U.S. lawmakers have raised cybersecurity concerns over business relationships with China as the competition heats up for one of the largest contract awards in the Trump administration’s air traffic control system overhaul. The Common Automation Platform (CAP) would replace multiple software-based...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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