The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to evaluate at least 10 technologies designed to detect drones that are flown near airports and to mitigate potential safety hazards.
The FAA said Aug. 21 that its Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program will test at least 10 technologies and systems beginning later this year at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
After the initial testing period, FAA plans call for expanding the evaluation program to four more U.S. airports that have not yet been named.
The FAA said that manufacturers, vendors and integrators of drone detection and mitigation technologies should respond to the announcement within 45 days. Airport operators will be asked over the next few weeks to notify the FAA if they want to host additional research and testing.
A 2018 law required the FAA to ensure that the systems used to detect potential risks from unmanned aircraft do not inte…
