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Iridium Acquires Aireon, Expanding Aero Expertise and Opportunities

15 May 2026 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Rendering of a satellite constellation surrounding earth, plus the Iridium and Aireon logos

Iridium will buy out its partners, taking full ownership of Aireon as it pursues tighter integration of the aircraft tracking platform and future space-based product developments.

This story is about: air traffic control, Aireon, GPS, Iridium, Iridium NEXT, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Matt Desch, merger, Satellite, VHF Filed Under: IFEC

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