Without a doubt, GPS, the satellite-based navigation system that has revolutionized travel by car and truck, even by foot, could do the same for commercial air traffic. … The system is expected to reduce delays by more than a third, saving billions of dollars for airline companies and for the traveling public. This would mean consuming less jet fuel, so carbon emissions would be lower, too.
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Our Air Force fighter fleet is the smallest and older than at any time since the service was created in 1947.
The U.S. air traffic system is still using 1950s-era radar-and-radio system that is less precise than a smartphone GPS.
The current defense budget is about 4.9 percent of GDP — the lowest ever during wartime and well below the post-war average of 5.3%.
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