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Iridium VAMs explore integrating PNT service with avionics

Iridium’s value added manufacturers in aviation are exploring ways to bring another layer of safety to the flight deck by integrating the Mc... Continue Reading

Looking out of a the Boeing 767 aircraft window to see the wingtip and a view of NYC skyline during the day. (certus)

Iridium plans Certus safety flight trials aboard 767, 777 and 737

Iridium Communications expects to soon begin flight trials to ensure its global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-powered next-gen Certus serv... Continue Reading

A row of helicopters are being equipped with SKYTRAC Iridium certus 100

Press Release: SKYTRAC Iridium Certus 100 solution takes off on helis

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), has announced it has received its first supplemental type certifications (STCs) for the DLS-140, SKYTRAC’s I... Continue Reading

Wing and wingtip inflight as the aircraft leaves Chicago (Aireon )

Aireon leverages space-based ADS-B data to identify turbulence

Aireon, the pioneer of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for aviation, is exploring ways to leverage its u... Continue Reading

A large red and white shipping vessel on the ocean.

Press Release: Iridium Certus GMDSS heralds new era in maritime safety

Iridium Communications Inc. today announced the service launch of Iridium Certus® GMDSS, a generational advancement in maritime satellite co... Continue Reading

Airbus A320 wing as the aircraft takes off from the airport. HBCplus

Firan Technology Group enters definitive pact to acquire FLYHT

Firan Technology Group Corp. (FTG), a Toronto-based aerospace and defense electronics product and subsystem supplier, has entered a definiti... Continue Reading

Airline point of sale device shows the passenger's credit card has been declined. The real-time authentication is supported by the AirFi LEO system.

AirFi LEO breaks cover on Atlantic Airways A320

AirFi LEO, the Iridium Certus 100-powered connectivity solution from AirFi, has broken cover on an Atlantic Airways Airbus A320, with a post... Continue Reading

Honeywell 757 demo flight provides insight into defense connectivity

Honeywell’s Boeing 757-200 testbed aircraft is on a nine-stop tour of Africa, Europe and the Middle East, demonstrating resilient connectivi... Continue Reading

A cargo ship is ppictured here. Overlay text reads "Iridium unveils Iridium Certus GMDSS. All-in-one Critical Communications/ GMDSS-LRIT-SASS"

Press Release: Iridium unveils Iridium Certus GMDSS maritime safety

Iridium Communications Inc. today unveiled Iridium Certus® GMDSS, a generational advancement in maritime safety, compliance, and communicati... Continue Reading

A photo from inside an Airbus A320 of the window and the landscape outside as the jet flies at 33K ft. Wireless IFE provider AirFi is now offering AirFi LEO with window-mounted antennas to transmit via Iridium Certus 100.

Iridium Certus enables wireless IFE providers to tackle fraud

For nearly a decade, the makers of portable wireless inflight entertainment solutions have enabled airlines to delight passengers onboard wi... Continue Reading

Press Release: Iridium STL service activated for Europe and Asia Pacific

Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced expanded commercial avail... Continue Reading

A depiction of the Iridium satellite constellation

Press Release: Iridium wins five-year $94m contract from US Space Force

Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced it has been awarded a new... Continue Reading

AiRanger™ UAS with orange and white livery is in flight over a forest area.

Iridium and American Aerospace celebrate watershed moment for UAS

There seems to be a general consensus in industry that autonomous or highly automated flight operations will play a key role in commercial a... Continue Reading

Landing airplane during sunset. Representing air travel

GPS jamming in aviation underscores industry need for Iridium STL

Under the specter of increased jamming and spoofing of global navigation satellite systems, including signal interference in the geopolitica... Continue Reading

ATC tower on a sunny day with clouds in the sky. In the upper left corner is a photo of a room filled with servers.

Press Release: L3Harris taps Iridium to protect FAA critical infrastructure

Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a new five-year commercia... Continue Reading