Exelis and FAA–Designated Test Sites to Research the Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft into the National Airspace System
05 Mayo 2015 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Exelis (NYSE:XLS) has signed agreements with four Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)-designated unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS) Test Sites for airspace situational awareness and research.
The research will focus on using the Exelis Symphony® RangeVue™
sense-and-avoid tool towards safe integration of unmanned aircraft
into the national airspace system.
Under the terms of the agreements, the Test Sites will gain
valuable real-time and historical situational awareness of the
range airspace via Symphony RangeVue, while Exelis gains critical
product feedback through operational usage. The participating Test
Sites are the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range at University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska; the Northern Plains UAS Test Site at University
of North Dakota, N.D.; the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration
Research Alliance at Griffiss International Airport, N.Y; and the
Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, Va.
“The partnerships with these Test Sites are win-win
arrangements,” said Ed Sayadian, vice president of Civil &
Aerospace Systems for Exelis. “The Test Sites receive air traffic
control-quality surveillance data, increasing safety and enabling
beyond-line-of-site operations, while Exelis gains critical product
feedback which will be used to shape and validate our service
offerings.”
Symphony RangeVue enables UAS operators and test range personnel
to have access to both real-time and historical aircraft
surveillance information via a web-hosted platform, helping to
manage mission operations across multiple locations. Symphony
RangeVue can be used as command center decision support and
post-event analysis tool, or in the field as a sense-and-avoid
addition to UAS ground control stations. Flexible geo-fencing tools
alert operators when a UAS approaches airspace boundaries or other
aircraft are in the vicinity.
Additionally, Exelis is pursuing research and development
opportunities with the Test Sites exploring detect-and-avoid
algorithms; non-cooperative target tracking; command and control
systems; infrastructure inspection and monitoring; big data
analysis for air traffic; and integration of non-FAA surveillance
sources. Exelis will leverage capabilities across multiple test
sites for a wide range of operational testing and collection of
safety data.
For more information on Symphony RangeVue, visit
www.exelisinc.com/symphonyrangevue.
About Exelis
Exelis is a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense,
information and services company that leverages a greater than
50-year legacy of deep customer knowledge and technical expertise
to deliver affordable, mission-critical solutions for global
customers. Exelis is a leader in positioning and navigation,
sensors, air traffic management solutions, image processing and
distribution, communications and information systems; and focused
on strategic growth in the areas of critical networks, ISR and
analytics, electronic warfare and composite aerostructures.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Exelis employs approximately
10,000 people and generated 2014 sales of approximately $3.3
billion. For more information, visit our website at
www.exelisinc.com or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and
YouTube.
ExelisLeah Lackey, 703-668-6234leah.lackey@exelisinc.com
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