UAS Airspace Integration
Abstract
Global Hawk (GH) and the Triton, as well as other Group 3-5 UAS, need a sense-and-avoid (SAA) capability as an alternate means of compliance to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91.111 and Part 91.113, requirement to see-and-avoid other aircraft. The Air Force is leading the effort to develop an Airborne Sense and Avoid (ABSAA) system that is suitable to support operations within US and foreign national airspace. The RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-4C Triton, MQ-1B Predator, MQ-1C Gray Eagle, and MQ-9 Reaper all have a requirement for SAA capability and will leverage the technology being developed by the Air Force. The Army is leading the development of a Ground Based Sense-and-Avoid (GBSAA) system using existing technology to provide a near-term solution for improved airspace access, both for terminal operations and for operations/training within the GBSAA system's coverage area (e.g., Gray Eagle at El Mirage, Shadow operations at Cherry Point). Provides joint funding to support development of common operating concepts, standards, modeling and simulation, and technology to enable DoD UAS to routinely access the national and international airspace systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- P440_0604400D8Z_4_0400_PB_2015
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