Reliable Robotics and NASA have finished flight tests aimed at improving safety in US airspace for the flying of remotely-operated aircraft.
The flights were to "substantiate the use of existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) primary surveillance radar (PSR) data to improve the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS)", Reliable Robotics announced.
“We believe PSR data can save lives today,” said Robert Rose, co-founder and chief executive Reliable Robotics. “We are honoured to partner with NASA on a campaign focused on making the airspace safer for everyone.”
RR said it has been working with NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign since 2021, "to advance the safe, secure and efficient integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems".
FF said the FAA gave NASA limited access to PSR data for flights conducted by Reliable Robotics, which were intended in turn help NASA to "analyse and characterise the accuracy of surveillance radars, which will be used to develop a comprehensive safety case for DAA systems that utilise existing PSR data".
“These landmark flights will help the entire AAM (advanced air mobility) industry further their understanding and future use of PSR data to enhance aviation safety," said Brad Snelling, partner chief engineer for the AAM National Campaign at NASA.
