The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)\nannounced they have awarded the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic\nManagement (UTM) Technical Capabilities Level (TLC) 4 operation to the State of\nNevada. The State of Nevada UAS Test Site, under the leadership of the Nevada\nInstitute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), was selected to execute the NASA UTM\nTCL 4 operation through an intensely competitive process with six other states.\nDeseret UAS will participate in the operation through its strong collaborative\npartnership with NIAS. The partners will demonstrate the capability to safely\nfly multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) (i.e.- drones) in an urban\nenvironment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very excited to partner with NASA on such an\nimportant program that will have a significant innovative impact on the global\nUAS Industry,\u201d said Dr. Chris Walach, Executive\/Senior Director of the\nFAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site, NIAS and the NIAS Unmanned Aviation Safety\nCenter of Excellence. \u201cWe believe UTM is absolutely essential to making the\nairways safe and deconflicting manned and unmanned aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, United States Department of Transportation\n(USDOT) Secretary Elaine Chao has announced that the Federal Aviation\nAdministration (FAA) awarded the State of Nevada the UAS UTM Pilot Program\n(UPP). NIAS will similarly execute this operation, with Deseret UAS playing a\nkey role. The UPP is a milestone pilot program to safely integrate drones into\nthe National Airspace System (NAS) while creating a shared information network\nthat can be used for future federal rule-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These watershed operations position the partners as global\nleaders in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and signal a major development in\nthe advancement of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry. NIAS, Deseret UAS,\nand other partners will demonstrate the ability to fly UAVs beyond the\noperator\u2019s line of sight over a high-density, urban environment and how to\nintegrate those unmanned aircraft operations safely into the (NAS). Both\noperations require the team to overcome obstacles, including variable urban\nweather patterns and buildings that obstruct Global Positioning System (GPS)\nsignals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe significance of this moment cannot be overstated,\u201d said\nDeseret UAS Board Chair Shawn Milne. \u201cWe are at an inflection point in the\nhistory of human transportation. Deseret UAS is helping to lead the way in\ndeveloping the capabilities necessary to revolutionize mobility. The NASA TLC-4\nand FAA UPP programs will allow us to showcase Utah\u2019s unparalleled technical\nexpertise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deseret UAS\u2019 technical team is comprised of Utah State\nUniversity\u2019s AggieAir and Utah-based company, Fortem Technologies. AggieAir\u2019s\nhighly-skilled researchers have pioneered UAS industry innovations for more\nthan a decade. AggieAir\u2019s aircraft, both the BluJay fixed wing and multi-rotor\nare two of only fourteen aircraft selected for the test scenarios from the\nhundreds of potential aircraft submitted by other applicants. \u201cAggieAir will\ncontinue to make history through these groundbreaking projects,\u201d said AggieAir\nDirector Dr. Cal Coopmans. \u201cWe pride ourselves on our ability to apply\ncutting-edge research in a real-world environment that has direct, tangible\nbenefits to society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fortem Technologies will provide radar capabilities for both\nprograms to track the UAVs while in flight. Fortem\u2019s AI-enabled SkyDome\nsoftware and TrueView radar digitize airspace, making it possible to ensure\nsafe urban corridors and to protect infrastructure, venues, borders and cities\nagainst rogue drones. This digitization is the platform needed to make drone\npackage delivery and the safe transport of people a reality. \u201cNASA TCL- 4\nobjectives are only achievable if every cubic kilometer of urban airspace is\nvisible and proven safe and secure for people flying beyond visual line of\nsight,\u201d said Fortem CEO Timothy Bean. \u201cFortem Technologies makes this possible\nby digitizing the airspace so that cooperative and non-cooperative drone\ntraffic can be differentiated, assessed for threats, and certified for public\nsafety.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Reno, Nevada is currently the site for both the NASA\nTCL-4 and FAA UPP programs, Deseret UAS plans to conduct a similar\ndemonstration this spring in Ogden, Utah. \u201cUtah has always been at the\nforefront of technical innovations that improve our residents\u2019 lives and the\nstate\u2019s investment in Deseret UAS is evidence of that,\u201d said Ginger Chinn,\nmanaging director of Urban and Rural Business Services for the Utah\u2019s\nGovernor\u2019s Office of Economic Development. \u201cWe whole-heartedly embrace unmanned\naircraft technologies and are proactively developing a plan to build the aerial\ninfrastructure needed for these innovations to flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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