https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-based-ads-b/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 14 May 2026 14:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/space-based-ads-b/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/iridium-buys-out-aireon-betting-on-a-single-network-for-global-aviation-safety/ Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73929 Iridium will acquire the remaining 61% of Aireon it does not already own in a deal worth roughly $366.7 million, bringing the world's only space-based air traffic surveillance system fully inside the satellite network that carries it. At a press briefing, executives Matt Desch and Don Thoma framed the move as the next step toward a single network unifying surveillance, communications and navigation for global aviation safety.]]>