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The biggest challenge to imagined interoperability could be governments protecting their own systems.

Four constellations will be complete by 2020.

The Army Contracting Command has issued a Request for Information (RFI) covering eLoran receivers for maritime, aviation and/or vehicular platforms.

Manufacturers wanted to hear about the impacts of FOD events and operators believe they can do about them.

With five years to go, industry-wide compliance by 2020 is starting to look unlikely.

The report raises questions about not only the lack of benefits of ADS-B but continued delays in implementation of ADS-B OUT equipage.

Industry’s cost and delivery promises on major programs have rarely been met.

An independent aircraft global tracking solution has become an imperative in the wake of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 777.

An independent aircraft global tracking solution has become an imperative in the wake of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines 777.

Unsure of the benefits–and awaiting subsidies–many users have delayed equipage, pointing to a scramble to equip before the 2020 deadline.

Such a shutdown would only hinder ongoing Russian efforts toward a Waas-like system.

Operators who waited might be hard pressed to secure installation dates before the January 2020 deadline.

Currently, there appears to be no uniform airline adoption of automated tracking and alerting systems.

Position, navigation and timing data has become a worldwide utility–thanks to GPS.