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Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision

FOX Business correspondent Grady Trimble has the latest on the new radar system on 'America Reports.' A new radar system has been installed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Washington, D.C., area after a 2025 midair collision that killed 67 people due to multiple systemic failures. The airport has received the Surface Movement Radar, known as SMR-4, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. The technology will help air traffic controllers identify aircraft and vehicles moving along runways and taxiways, even in bad weather and low-visibility conditions. "This new radar is our latest reinforcement tool to equip our controllers as they safeguard our air travel. We’re working at the speed of Trump to deliver the world-class air traffic control system America deserves," Duffy said. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AUDIO CAPTURES TENSE MOMENT

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Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month | CNN

Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday, relying on other helicopters in…

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Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month | CNN

Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday, relying on…

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Reagan National Airport makes drastic change following deadly 2025 midair collision

FOX Business correspondent Grady Trimble has the latest on the new radar system on 'America Reports.' A new radar system has been installed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Washington, D.C., area…

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