October 7, 2015 - The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) has entered into a
Pathfinder agreement with CACI International
Inc. to evaluate how the company’s technology
can help detect Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
in the vicinity of airports.
In testimony today before the House Aviation
Subcommittee, FAA Deputy Administrator Mike
Whitaker said that flying an unmanned aircraft
near a busy airfield poses an unacceptable
safety hazard.
During the hearing titled, “Ensuring Aviation
Safety in the Era of Unmanned Aircraft Systems,”
Whitaker told the congressional panel the FAA
signed an agreement this week to assess the
safety and security capabilities of CACI’s
product within a five-mile radius of airports,
and the agency also will collaborate with its
government partners.
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