Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.

Contributor

Mark Huber

The FAA announced plans on Monday to evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The effort is part of the FAA’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program. After the initial testing and evaluation in Atlantic City, the agency expects to expand the effort to four additional U.S. airports.

 


Those selections will be made at a later date. Interested manufacturers, vendors, and integrators of drone detection and/or mitigation technologies/systems will have 45 days to respond to the FAA’s&nbsp;announcement.

 


The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 requires the FAA to work with heads of the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and other relevant federal agencies to “ensure that technologies/systems that are developed, tested, or deployed by federal departments and agencies to detect and/or mitigate potential risks posed by errant or hostile UAS operations do not adversely impact or interfere with safe airport operations, navigation, air traffic services, or the safe and efficient operation of the National Airspace System (NAS).” The Act also requires the FAA to develop a plan for the certification, permitting, authorizing, or allowing of UAS detection and mitigation technologies/systems in the NAS.

News and information about crew, passenger, aircraft and airport security issues.

FAA To Evaluate Drone-mitigation Technology

The FAA will evaluate at least 10 drone mitigation technologies/systems at its William J. Hughes Technical Center in New Jersey.

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Kerry Lynch

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Flight and security departments have shared goals but different perspectives

NBAA Panel: Ops, Security Must Improve Communications

Charles Alcock

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

News and information on safety procedures and concerns.

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Security consultants are warning clients to increase vigilance

Aircraft Operators Face Rising Threats in Gulf and Russia

Jeremy Kariuki

A recount of the days following the 9/11 terror attacks

Thinking on the fly: Unprecedented times, leadership during 9/11

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Russia widely believed to have gotten an explosives-carrying drone into the German airport

Leipzig Drone Threat Raises Security Risk in Europe

Charlotte Bailey

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

More In Security

NBAA Panel: Ops, Security Must Improve Communications

Flight and security departments have shared goals but different perspectives

Aircraft Operators Face Rising Threats in Gulf and Russia

Security consultants are warning clients to increase vigilance

Thinking on the fly: Unprecedented times, leadership during 9/11

A recount of the days following the 9/11 terror attacks

Leipzig Drone Threat Raises Security Risk in Europe

Russia widely believed to have gotten an explosives-carrying drone into the German airport

Canada Targets Increased Domestic Defense Production

Saab offers Gripen with future fighter choice still to be decided

Air Chiefs: Allied Integration Essential as Threats Intensify

Evolving threats demand deeper multinational cooperation

Boeing Offering Cyber Protection with SkyGuard Service

Digital twin technology eliminates the need for physical access to the aircraft

TSA Urges Operators To Prep Pax during FIFA Traffic Surge

GA has faced Real ID compliance challenges

AIN Products

SUBSCRIPTIONS

RESOURCES

ABOUT AIN