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Progress Reported in UAS Sense-and-Avoid Efforts

AIN Defense Perspective » March 9, 2012

by Bill Carey

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems said it demonstrated a prototype “due regard” radar for airborne sense-and-avoid capability on a manned surrogate aircraft. The radar is part of a system being developed for the Predator B UAS. (Photo: General Atomics)

March 9, 2012, 4:00 PM

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) said it has demonstrated an early prototype of its “due regard” radar for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on a manned surrogate aircraft, joining other efforts to develop airborne “sense-and-avoid” systems that could help introduce UAS into unrestricted airspace.
Installed on a Twin Otter turboprop, the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar-based system was tested in flight for the first time October 17 in California off the coast of San Diego and in Borrego Springs, an area surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. During the test, the system successfully detected an “intruder” King Air encroaching on the Twin Otter’s airspace.