First Checkout Test Flight of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Technology

NASA's Ikhana, a modified General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Predator B, glided in for landing at Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of the first checkout test flight of the new Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) aircraft tracking technology on an unmanned aircraft system.

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First Checkout Test Flight of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Technology