Global Aerial Surveillance, LAS VEGAS, NV: Global Aerial Surveillance, a developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for both commercial and military applications, announced today that it has signed an NDA with a well-known developer of laser systems and technologies that can be utilized and incorporated into current flight systems for collision avoidance in UAVs and small aircraft.
The company intends to implement collision avoidance on its UAVs designed for military use as well as current plans for civilian and law enforcement and homeland security applications.
“In conversations with a division of the US Military, we were informed that there is a current Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for a collision avoidance system for UAVs that has been put out by the USAF UAV Battle Labs,” stated Craig Cervantes, CEO of Global Aerial Surveillance. “Details are available, as the BAA has now been released, however we are currently in the evaluation phase on a laser-based system that could potentially be used to satisfy the military's needs.”
He added, “To the best of our knowledge this will be the first implementation of a collision avoidance system on a UAV platform designed for commercial production. We anticipate high demand for the system, especially from military and governmental agencies that continue to rapidly deploy new drone fleets.”
New regulations being put in place by the FAA will soon require all unmanned aircraft over a certain flying weight and flying above defined altitudes, to be outfitted with some form of collision avoidance. The FAA Regulation 7610.4 states, “Remotely operated aircraft (UAVs) must have equivalent level of safety, comparable to see-and-avoid requirements for manned aircraft in order to operate like manned aircraft in National Air Space (NAS).
The capability must be effective against all air traffic, with or without active transponder-based collision avoidance systems. The capability must interact with, but not replace other safety of flight mechanisms used by manned aircraft.” This product technology also has the ability to cross over into the civilian aerospace marketplace as built in extra safety measures. The increase in air traffic, coupled with the aging of current flight control systems, is making it necessary to implement safety features that will protect aircraft and their passengers.
Global Aerial Surveillance intends to capitalize on what the company sees as an opportunity in the civilian and military markets to provide Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for a myriad of potential applications. Although the applications for UAVs are numerous, Global intends to concentrate its development and marketing efforts in small, underserved niches where it can compete aggressively with pricing and service exceeding the competition.
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