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FAA sees $100 million impact from tariffs on air traffic control modernization plan

By Thomson Reuters Sep 17, 2026 | 12:45 PM

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The head of ​the Federal ‌Aviation Administration said the agency expects about ‌a $100 ​million ⁠impact from tariffs ⁠on the government’s more than $12.5 billion air ​traffic control modernization plan.

FAA ⁠Administrator ⁠Bryan Bedford ​said the $100 million ​was in total ‌for modernization efforts and said two ⁠radar suppliers Raytheon and Indra Group ⁠were ‌moving radar ⁠production to ​US ‌facilities in Florida ​and ⁠Kansas City respectively.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris ​Reese)