Should all UAVs Be Equipped with Transponders?

Manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may no longer have an excuse not to equip their aircraft with transponders, which should make at least one

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By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

February 24, 2011

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Estonian Aviation Academy and Anra Technologies at Airspace World trade show in Geneva

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