HSWERX, the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) innovation hub, has selected MatrixSpace Radar to provide air detection technology to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The system has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
Due to the limitations of flying larger UAS in the National Airspace System (NAS), the project sought to identify small UAS (sUAS) with onboard sensors that meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines for safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. Enabling smaller UAS (Group III and below) to operate safely in the NAS with BVLOS capabilities improves their ability to conduct comprehensive monitoring of secure, often large and remote locations.
After a HSWERX demonstration, MatrixSpace Radar was selected as the onboard sensor, supporting BVLOS Detect and Avoid (DAA) operations. Following an initial integration phase, the company will move onto sUAS payload packaging, flight testing, and data collection for the complete DAA system in support of CBP.
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