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Aireon

Space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for global air traffic surveillance.

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Sector
Aerospace
City
McLean
Region
NoVA

About

Space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) for global air traffic surveillance.

Team & affiliation

Founders: Don Thoma, Alan Khalili.

Region context

Aireon is one of 22 Aerospace companies we track in Northern Virginia, based in McLean — about 4% of the region's 574 startups.

Northern Virginia anchors the commonwealth's federal-contracting and enterprise-software economy, with the deepest cleared talent pool in the country.

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Listing IDaireon
CategoryStartups
Last reviewedMay 2026 by VAStartups Editorial
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