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Singapore, Aireon Sign Agreement for Space-Based ADS-B
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is the first air navigation service provider in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt spaced-based ADS-B.
ADS-B payloads on the Iridium Next generation of satellites will provide space-based aircraft surveillance. (Image: Iridium)
ADS-B payloads on the Iridium Next generation of satellites will provide space-based aircraft surveillance. (Image: Iridium)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Aireon have signed an agreement to provide space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for the Singapore flight information region. Singapore CAAS is the first air navigation service provider in the Asia-Pacific region to adopt space-based ADS-B.