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Harris Aims To Leverage ADS-B for UAS Ops in U.S. NAS
Availability of low-cost, small and lightweight ADS-B units might be more suitable and economical to safely separate unmanned aircraft from other traffic.
On February 28, Harris Corp. demonstrated ADS-B tracking of a UAS at its Melbourne, Florida, headquarters. The ADS-B out receiver on the UAS is light weight, low-cost and compact, as well as low power. Harris believes ADS-B is the key for safely integrating UASs into U.S. airspace.
On February 28, Harris Corp. demonstrated ADS-B tracking of a UAS at its Melbourne, Florida, headquarters. The ADS-B out receiver on the UAS is light weight, low-cost and compact, as well as low power. Harris believes ADS-B is the key for safely integrating UASs into U.S. airspace.

Harris Corp. has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the North Dakota Centers of Excellence Commission to enable and test beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations (BVLOS) for unmanned aircraft systems using an augmented ADS-B network for traffic separation of UASs with other aircraft in the Northern Plains state. The Melbourne, Florida aerospace company is partnering with the University of North Dakota and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to develop a network infrastructure scalable to the state of North Dakota and eventually to the entire U.S. that would allow UASs to be safely integrated into the National Airspace System (NAS).