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Frank Pace: General Atomics Sense and Avoid System Ready for Flight Tests

Frank Pace: General Atomics Sense and Avoid System Ready for Flight Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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PredatorGeneral Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business has completed the proof-of-concept test phase for its sense and avoid system aboard a remotely piloted aircraft.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems collaborated with the Federal Aviation Administration and Honeywell to test the Predator B collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft in September at GA-ASI’s facility in Palmdale, California, General Atomics said Friday.

“Our proof-of-concept SAA system is now functional and ready for extensive flight testing with the FAA, NASA, and our industry partners,” said Frank Pace, president of aircraft systems at GA-ASI.

“Our latest sense and avoid test represents a major step forward for integrating RPA safely into domestic and international airspace,” added Pace.

The company also completed the flight tests of the Due Regard Radar air-to-air radar for SAA.

GA-ASI’s SAA system incorporates automatic collision avoidance and a sensor fusion system for the ground pilot to visualize traffic around the aircraft.

General Atomics is also working with NASA to integrate the SAA system into NASA’s Ikhana Predator B system.

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Written by Jay Clemens

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