Aircraft
U.S. Military Focuses on ADS-B To Operate in Future Airspace
Airlifters like this Boeing C-17 operated by the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command will be prioritized to operate in the future airspace system. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
Airlifters like this Boeing C-17 operated by the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command will be prioritized to operate in the future airspace system. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

As with civil aviation operators, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must ready its aircraft fleet to comply with fast-approaching mandates to operate in the future global airspace system. Failure to meet those requirements will prevent operators from being able to take advantage of preferential routes and altitudes that will be available to properly equipped aircraft.