uAvionix awarded FAA contract to scale C-Band frequency management for Regional UAS C2

As a leading provider of avionics solutions for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, uAvionix, announced that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to scale C-Band frequency management for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Command and Control (C2) communications to a regional level with multiple UAS operating in proximity to one another.

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The efforts mark a significant step toward broad commercialisation of UAS by allowing multiple UAS, from different companies to operate near one another while maintaining reliable and deconflicted communications within the limited range of spectrum available for UAS operations.

“With the potential of hundreds, if not thousands, of drones being employed in a region for everything from medical delivery and first response to consumer services, it is critical that the communications links with each aircraft are reliable and do not suffer performance issues because of interference or congestion,” stated Cyriel Kronenburg of uAvionix.

“Unlicensed spectrum has high levels of interference, so licensed spectrum is the answer, but licensed spectrum is limited and today we control its use by assigning it to aircraft through a lengthy, manual process and that simply will not scale.”