Fwd: [Scan-DC] Are ATC comms going digital?

[Alex Fraser]

Hmmm....


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Subject: 	[Scan-DC] Are ATC comms going digital?
Date: 	Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:29:43 +0000
From: 	Andrew Clegg <andrew_w_clegg at hotmail.com>
To: 	Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>



Peraton was recently announced as the prime integrator for the FAA's 
"Brand New Air Traffic Control System" (BNATCS) funded by the One Big 
Beautiful Bill Act. One of the many tasks is converting analog radios to 
digital, according to the Request for Solutions issued this past August. 
I can't immediately find a lot of specifics, but general AI inquiries 
indicate that ATC communications will be transitioning to digital in the 
coming few years, and a DoT fact sheet quotes 27,625 new radios will be 
installed by the end of 2028. Is ATC going digital? Will some or all of 
it be encrypted? How are we coordinating with the rest of the world? Or 
am I misunderstanding what's going on?

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d000f013f40944acb523460a474e4270/view
https://www.faa.gov/FlightCommand
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-12/Brand%20News%20Air%20Traffic%20Control%20System%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
https://avweb.com/aviation-news/dot-names-prime-integrator-new-atc-system/


73,
W4JE

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