UK Team Flies 5G Connectivity Antenna On Islander Testbed

A Britten-Norman Islander testbed has flown equipped with SPL’s 5G airborne phased-array antenna.

Credit: Britten-Norman
A UK team has begun flight tests of an airborne 5G connectivity system, flying a Britten-Norman Islander testbed equipped with a phased-array antenna intended for eventual installation on a stratospheric uncrewed aircraft. The antenna technology is being developed by a team of UK companies led by...
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