Air Navigation's Future Rests on Satellites, Microprocessor Air Mobility Command uses a global positioning and communication system on air drop flights. Jr. A revolutionary new global positioning and communication system from Sweden is providing precise air traffic and military command and control capabilities. This advanced system uses satellites for positioning down to a few meters accuracy without the need for radar and radio navigation aids. Equipping military, commercial transport, business and private aeroplanes as well as ground vehicles with transponders enables controllers to know exactly where all airport traffic is located at any time.
Alarms automatically can be activated if the danger of a collision is present, the officials add.
Each system-equipped military or commercial aircraft transmits the user's own position and receives, via digital data link, the accurate location of all other users for display on cockpit screens. At the heart of this global navigation satellite system is an advanced algorithm and a singleboard-microprocessor communications computer. A sophisticated algorithm integrates and drives the system. CelsiusTech Systems is based in J rf lla, Sweden. The U.S. Air Force already is using this new navigation system on its giant Lockheed C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft flying close formation day, night or in adverse weather to provide highly accurate aerial cargo delivery, according to Lockheed program officials.