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Australia Expands ADS-B Network as Mandate Nears
Two ADS-B antennas are shown atop a communications tower at Warburton, Australia. (Photo: Airservices Australia)
Two ADS-B antennas are shown atop a communications tower at Warburton, Australia. (Photo: Airservices Australia)

Airservices Australia commissioned two new ground stations to support its national automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) network as the country’s first ADS-B mandate approaches. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requires that aircraft flying above 29,000 feet be fitted with ADS-B avionics by December 12.