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• David Kaminski-Morrow
Airbus A220s will be offered with a Safran system designed to preserve satellite-based navigation amid GPS jamming. The equipment, already used on military aircraft, brings an anti-interference capability to a commercial airliner; the A220 is set to be the first airliner to carry the system.
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Airbus A220s will be offered with a Safran system designed to preserve satellite-based navigation amid GPS jamming. The equipment, already used on military aircraft, brings an anti-interference capability to a commercial airliner; the A220 is set to be the first airliner to carry the system.
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