On January 1, 2020, all aircraft flying in controlled airspace will be required to equip ADS-B Out transponders, which constantly broadcast location and identifying information.

The FAA does have a military exemption policy in place, but it's still an expensive and contested mandate. Woodrow Bellamy III, editor-in-chief of Avionics International, joins the pod to discuss.

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