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Introduction gives a short background to the development of radio and satellite communication, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) systems and overview, concepts, and applications of GNSS systems in the function of current GADSS network for tracking, determination, and positioning of missing and hijacked aircraft. This chapter also introduces a retrospective of old Future Air Navigation System (FANS), with its positive and negative elements, and it presents basic elements of new GADSS infrastructure.

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Ilčev, S.D. (2020). Introduction. In: Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety Systems (GADSS) . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30632-8_1

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