Sagem Wins UAV Study Contract from EDA
The European Defense Agency (EDA) on Feb. 16 awarded a 750,000 euro ($891,000) contract to a consortium led by Sagem to conduct a study on sense-and-avoid technologies that would allow unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to fly in civil airspace, a spokesman for the French systems company said. The 18-month study will define requirements for equipment and systems that will permit UAVs to safely fly over inhabited areas, and define a protocol for integrating UAVs into current air traffic management systems. “This is an important study for the preparation of the future insertion of UAVs in civil airspace,” Sagem spokesman Jean-Charles Pignot said. Sagem will lead a consortium comprising French research institute Onera, Dutch institute TNO and Spanish company Espelsa.
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