Gogo's ground-to-air transmitters typically mandate evaluating service while jetting around the country above 10, 000 feet.
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The Seawolf submarine, the C-17 transport aircraft, several different air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles are in the cross-hairs.
British Airways cancelled all flights to Nairobi after reports of possible ground-to-air attacks.
The Americans are trying to use e-mail for routine ground-to-air communication, freeing voice channels and lightening the load for controllers.
The Greek-Cypriots say they will deploy Russian-made ground-to-air missiles next summer.
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Passengers still can't perform multiple tasks simultaneously on their devices or stream video as smoothly as they can on the ground, but they can expect steady improvement in this area as the airlines and Internet service providers work together to improve ground-to-air service.
It can also be used to monitor air-to-air and air-to-ground communications between and among others.
The FAA says funding for the new fee system, combined with federal money, would shift the 40-year-old ground-based air traffic control system to a satellite-based, cockpit-to-cockpit system that is safer and more efficient.
Artillery was gradually replaced by tactical missiles in the defensive role, but the Air Force was too busy building a fleet of long-range bombers and supersonic fighters to be bothered with ground-based air defenses, while Army troops had a clear need for such defenses.
Britain has also started to put these principles into practice, by pledging to buy aircraft-carriers, giant transport aircraft, and sophisticated air-to-ground surveillance systems.
The Ministry of Defence has stressed that the government has not yet decided to deploy ground-based air defence systems during the Games.
As a benign example of how transatlantic teams can stimulate competition in high-tech weapons making, defence analysts cite the fierce competition to supply Britain with an air-to-ground surveillance system.
For the JAGM contract, Lockheed provides a 27-month technology development program that includes design, test and demonstration of joint air-to-ground missile system that significantly enhances warfighters operational flexibility and combat effectiveness.
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Last week's order to ground the planes - in the US air force, army and Marine Corps - marked the second time in two months planes from the F-35 range have been grounded.
As U.S. strategy shifts from ground operations in the Middle East to naval-air operations in the Western Pacific, the Navy deserves more attention.
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But the idea of simply getting carbon credits for storing CO2 in the ground, which air-capture enthusiasts used to see as the natural use for the technology, is no longer plausible.
You may recall Airfone, the air-to-ground pay phone service that debuted on commercial flights in the 1980s.
Gogo's ATG-4 technology is capable of delivering a peak speed of 9.8 Mbps, triple the peak speed of 3.1 Mbps enabled by the previous air-to-ground network.
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Whether it's Gogo's exclusive air to ground and ATG-4 technologies, SES's Ku-band satellites or, Inmarsat's Global Xpress Ka-band satellite technologies, we plan to offer a full range of connectivity solutions for any aircraft mission.
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In April, Sudan and South Sudan slipped close to all-out war with a series of tit-for-tat air raids and ground attacks that prompted the African Union and Security Council to push the two sides to act.
In the Special Collections gallery on the ground floor, ivory-handled flintlock pistols seem to float in the air.
Earlier analysis had led ground controllers in Houston and Moscow to suspect a Russian air-purifying apparatus as being the source of the leak.
On the other hand, an uncertain global economic environment which is forcing customers to opt for ground-based and deferred shipping services over premium air-based shipping services will negatively impact the company.
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This reaction is put down to the ground-breaking special effects which gave the film an unprecedented air of reality.
Amazon can service the continental U.S. with 2-day ground delivery, not having to rely on more expensive air shipping.
And last April, Sudan and South Sudan slipped close to all-out war in series of air and ground exchanges.
You have to understand, after spending 12-15 hours at ground zero, the air in this area is very heavy, it's almost suffocating.
It carries a host of satellite and laser-guided bombs and is able to remain over targets for long periods of time to assist in close-air support for troops on the ground.
He also revealed that a French helicopter pilot, Lieutenant Damien Boiteux, was killed in Friday's fighting - during an air raid to support Mali's ground troops in the battle for Konna.
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