This will provide validated data, before they integrate eVTOL, larger UAS, and other Advanced Air Mobility aircraft. “This provided a really helpful picture for how manned and uncrewed air traffic can co-exist safely.”įuture testing at Duke Field will involve different UAS models, though they all will weigh less than 70 pounds, a size that allows them to fly more often and with fewer restrictions, said Maj.Riley Livermore, future flights commander, 413th FLTS. “During the demonstration, the CLUE system was able to track two to three simulated uncrewed systems operating in their designated airspace along with live, manned air traffic,” said Brooke Ezell, AFWERX Prime program manager. Phil Zaleski, CLUE program manager, oversaw the CLUE system’s installation at Duke Field. Additionally, AFRL/RI has provided a field service representative at the field to manage the system on a daily basis and provide training and demonstrations, Zaleski said. Once the system was set up, AFWERX was able to demonstrate its capabilities with a drone simulator. We are also focusing on true public-private partnerships as we accelerate these efforts.” We will have additional proving ground locations across the nation in partnership with agencies such as the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation and NASA.
“Eglin is going to be one of our primary proving ground location for multiple efforts across AFWERX Prime, including airspace efforts supporting Agility Prime and Autonomy Prime,” Divakaran said “Our focus will be to have situational awareness up to 12,000 feet mean sea level.
The testing will focus on evaluating the UTMs’ capabilities for deconfliction, communication and security as well as low-altitude weather and beyond visual line of sight operations, Divakaran said. At Duke Field, AFWERX and the 413th Flight Test Squadron will evaluate and test military and commercial UTM systems such as CLUE, as well as other related technologies and sensors.
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