Aircraft

Transmitting GBAS messages via LDACS

The Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) is a landing system for aircraft based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). It consists of a reference station at an airport that generates corrections and integrity parameters that are …

L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) flight trials in the national German project MICONAV

Today's voice-based air-ground communication system for aircraft guidance is suffering from increasing saturation of the VHF band in high density areas. Therefore the European Union strives for a transition from analog voice communication to more …

Paving the way for an it security architecture for LDACS: A datalink security threat and risk analysis

With air transportation growing and current civil aeronautical communication systems reaching their capacity limit in high density areas, the need for new aeronautical communication technologies becomes apparent. This implies the transition from …