WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company's (NYSE: RTN) Ground Based Detect and Avoid team received
the Air Traffic Control Association's annual Team Award for
outstanding achievement for its collaboration with the Air Force
Research Laboratory, academic partners, and federal, state, and
local government agencies to integrate drones safely into the
National Airspace System.
Contracted by the U.S. Air Force through the Department of
Transportation's Volpe Center, GBDAA SkyVision, the only mobile
beyond visual line-of-sight system certified by the Federal
Aviation Administration to provide drone operators with real-time
aircraft display data, satisfying a key "see and avoid"
requirement.
"The GBDAA SkyVision team overcame numerous technical challenges
in establishing the Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site in
Ohio earlier this year," said
Matt Gilligan, vice president of
Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services. "Our National
Airspace System can now support the safe integration of drones as a
result of their exemplary collaboration."
The system is now operational in Ohio at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal
Airport and will be used to test the safety and efficiency of small
drone operations in the 200-square-mile drone test range.
"Much like the early days of manned flight, I think we are in a
'golden age' of rapid technological advancement, which today
supports amazing new capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems,"
said Art Huber, Air Force Research
Lab deputy director of operations. "In this vein, we see the
SkyVision system as a remarkable achievement on the road to full
integration of remotely piloted aircraft in the National Airspace
System."
The announcement was made during the 64th annual
ATCA conference and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct.
21-23.
To learn more about GBDAA and other Raytheon air traffic
systems, please visit us here.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27
billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects and mission support
for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered
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