Iridium acquisition of Aireon
Iridium bought Aireon, the space-based ADS-B aircraft surveillance company.
- Company
- Aireon
- Type
- M&A
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Value basis
- Not stated in the completion release
- Region
- US
- Segment
- Space-based air traffic surveillance
Parties
- Iridium buyer
- Aireon shareholders (incl. NAV CANADA, ENAV) seller
Key terms
- Announced
- 14 May 2026
Sources
- Iridium 8-K: Iridium to acquire Aireon sec.gov · 14 May 2026
- Iridium 8-K: Iridium completes acquisition of Aireon sec.gov · 7 Jul 2026
Record ORB-INV-2026-0018. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.
