Air Navigation Service Providers Eye Space-Based VHF

Iridium Next satellite

Aireon currently provides space-based surveillance via ADS-B payloads hosted on Iridium Next satellites in low Earth orbit.

Credit: Iridium
A new allocation of radio spectrum by the International Telecommunications Union has triggered a quest by air traffic management organizations to provide satellite-based very-high-frequency communications in oceanic and remote airspace. At the December World Radiocommunication Conference in Dubai...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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