Coming to your part of the world! Not the end of radar but the winding back of it to merely a backbone system.
ADS-B will save the FAA $4billion over the next 35 years, for an investment in 'mobile NAS facilities' in every aircraft cockpit costing a total of $2billion.
They are looking at replacing 709 radar across continental USA with 566 ADS-B base stations and keeping only 161 radar.
General aviation fitment will cost between US$5,000 and $12,000, depending on the aircraft type and the upgrade route.
The FAA is looking at heavily subsidising their aircraft fleet and mandating aircraft fitment.
Australia is considering exactly the same approach.
Ground-based aircraft tracking stations are already a reality, ADS-B tracking systems don't worsen the risk.
ADS-B opens up a world of safety and operational applications to pilots, not just for ATC surveillance.