FAA, CACI Link to Tamp Down on Rising UAS Incidents
the FAA
has entered into an agreement with CACI International to evaluate how
the company’s technology can help detect Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
in the vicinity of airports. The CACI partnership is part of the larger
UAS Pathfinder Program, a framework for the agency to work closely with
industry to explore the next steps in unmanned aircraft operations
beyond those proposed in February in the draft small UAS rule.
“The agreement provides a proven way to passively detect, identify, and track UAS — or aerial drones — and their ground-based operators, in order to protect airspace from inadvertent or unlawful misuse of drones near U.S. airports,” said John Mengucci, CACI’s chief operating officer and president of U.S. operations.
Airports selected by the FAA will evaluate CACI’s prototype UAS sensor detection system. The agency and its federal government partners will work with the company to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology, while also ensuring that it does not interfere with the safety and security of normal airport operations.
“The agreement provides a proven way to passively detect, identify, and track UAS — or aerial drones — and their ground-based operators, in order to protect airspace from inadvertent or unlawful misuse of drones near U.S. airports,” said John Mengucci, CACI’s chief operating officer and president of U.S. operations.
Airports selected by the FAA will evaluate CACI’s prototype UAS sensor detection system. The agency and its federal government partners will work with the company to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology, while also ensuring that it does not interfere with the safety and security of normal airport operations.
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Citing an increase in reports of small unmanned aircraft being flown dangerously close to airport runways, FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker revealed the new partnership in testimony before the House Aviation Subcommittee on Wednesday. CACI's prototype drone sensor detection system relies on radio signals used in drone operation, according to Phys.org, and would enable the government to track down any pilots flying within a 5-mile (8 km) radius of an airport.
Citing an increase in reports of small unmanned aircraft being flown dangerously close to airport runways, FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker revealed the new partnership in testimony before the House Aviation Subcommittee on Wednesday. CACI's prototype drone sensor detection system relies on radio signals used in drone operation, according to Phys.org, and would enable the government to track down any pilots flying within a 5-mile (8 km) radius of an airport.
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