Air traffic control at Fort Worth’s military base has been modernized after an upgrade to a decades-old radar system.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth installed a new AN/FPN-68A Precision Approach Radar system with enhanced digital capabilities that can track an aircraft’s exact altitude and runway alignment, as well as monitor weather incidents and nearby obstacles, according to a news release.
Officials said the advanced digital radar system allows air traffic controllers to guide military pilots safely to the runway in poor-visibility conditions…