Composite Connection

Astrium has unveiled a carbon-fiber airborne terminal that it says will sharply improve performance compared to standard aluminum antennas that currently dominate the market. The company says the highly stabilized 16-kg. (35-lb.) terminal, dubbed AirPatrol, has demonstrated data rates of up to 20...

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