GAGAN

Aug. 26, 2022

The Government of India has exempted Boeing 787 aircraft in India from complying with the indigenously developed GAGAN navigation system until December 2025 as the aircraft manufacturer has said that it involves a major design change.

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  • The GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation (GAGAN) is an implementation of a regional satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) by the Government of India.
  • GAGAN helps aircraft with guided landing at airports that do not have an instrument landing system.
  • It is a system to improve the accuracy of a GNSS receiver by providing reference signals.
Source : The Hindu

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