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FAA to Require Aircraft Be Equipped to Withstand 5G Interference

Published

22 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Aviation Tech

Geography

United States

Source

Read at news.bloomberglaw.com

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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

The FAA will require all aircraft altimeters to meet next-generation performance standards to withstand interference from 5G wireless signals in adjacent frequencies, ahead of a planned spectrum auction next year.

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The Wire takeaway

If you make radio altimeters or the components inside them, the FAA just created a hard mandate for every aircraft in US airspace to upgrade. The spectrum auction next year means this retrofit demand hits now, and every plane in the fleet is a customer.

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Aviation Tech · 5g-spectrum · aviation-safety · radio-altimeter · regulatory-mandate