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Airspace World 2026 focuses on the drone container standard

A simple sounding innovation changed the global economy and world trade forever : The standardized 20-foot shipping container created a common language between ships, trucks, railways and allowed goods to travel efficiently, often from producer until end customer. It enabled unprecedented interoperability across transport networks, dramatically reduced handling & logistics costs and became one of the key drivers of globalization. Today, autonomous logistics is going for a remarkably similar (r)evolution. Drone technology is advancing at an extraordinary pace.

Vietnam – Quang Tri Airport Communication System Project

Techimex (Hanoi, Vietnam) has commissioned the deployment of an advanced voice communication solution at Quang Tri Airport in Vietnam, with the final user being the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM), the same organization involved in a recent similar project. This initiative aims to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and integration of air traffic communications in the region. The project includes the supply and installation of one MULTIFONO® M800IP® Voice Communication System (VCS), a state-of-the-art platform designed to meet modern air traffic control …

Indra Group USA Announces Operational Launch of First Next-Generation FAA Radar in Oklahoma

Indra Group USA, a global leader in air traffic management and mobility technology, announces the successful commissioning of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) first newly operational secondary radar, installed in Putnam, Oklahoma. This installation represents the first of 185 primary and secondary radars that are being deployed as part of the historic Radar System Replacement program to replace the nation’s aging, 1980s-era surveillance infrastructure. Indra is supplying state-of-the-art, fully digital radar systems designed to drastically reduce system downtime and latency.

Training, simulation and digital learning in practice at Entry Point North

For 20 years, Entry Point North has supported ANSPs, airports and aviation organisations with training and competence development. Today, that work spans ATCO training, ATSEP training, simulation, digital learning and new training technologies. A new video brings those areas together through the people who work with them every day. Rather than presenting a list of services, it gives a clearer picture of how Entry Point North supports customers in practice and what that support is built on.

ANTICIPATE at Airspace World 2026: engaging with the global aviation community

From 26 to 28 May 2026, the ANTICIPATE project participated in the prestigious Airspace World 2026 event held in Lisbon, one of the leading international gatherings for the aviation and Air Traffic Management (ATM) community worldwide. Representing the project at the event, were ANTICIPATE partners SITTI and CIRA, who actively engaged with stakeholders, industry representatives, technology providers, researchers and institutional actors from across the global aviation ecosystem.

Cambridge Pixel to showcase innovative VSD-C2 software at Eurosatory

Cambridge Pixel, a leading UK-based software engineering company renowned for expertise in radar and sensor/effector processing (www.cambridgepixel.com), is showcasing its innovative VSD-C2 display software at Eurosatory, a major biennial event in the defence and security sector, taking place in Paris, France from 15-19 June 2026. Cambridge Pixel’s VSD-C2 application bridges the gap between commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and bespoke command & control (C2) display software and is targeted at sensor and effector developers as well as systems integrators covering security, …

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