ANRA Technologies' UTM platform implemented into New York State UAS test site

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ANRA Technologies’ UAS traffic management (UTM) platform has been successfully implemented into the New York State UAS test site by the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) and Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York.

With this implementation, the test site’s capabilities have been advanced thanks to the enhancement of multiple, simultaneous beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations that involve both manned and unmanned vehicles sharing the same airspace.

Additionally, ANRA Technologies not only enhances tracking, but it also supports network based Remote ID and detect-and-avoid capabilities.

“The implementation of ANRA’s technologies brings great agility and currency to the New York State UAS test site and keeps NUAIR on the path to bring the test site to full operational capability by early August of this year,” says Major General Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson (ret), chief executive officer of the NUAIR Alliance.

“ANRA joins our team of UAS service suppliers at the test site and has implemented world-class flight and range information management systems, significantly enhancing our UAS testing capabilities.”

Designed to integrate both participating and non-participating UAS into a single operational UTM system, the ANRA UTM platform is equipped with a variety of features, including the ability to track UAS, command and control, and flight planning and monitoring.

NUAIR notes that it hosted a two-day conference in January that included more than 40 UAS industry experts from 20 global companies. During the conference, specific “real-world” scenarios were outlined, including testing participating and non-participating UAS in the same airspace.

According to NUAIR, this scenario demonstrates commercial viabilities of UAS, while taking a look at the technical challenges of operating multiple UAS in shared airspace. This testing capability is now possible at the New York State UAS test site thanks to the implementation of the ANRA UTM platform.

“We are excited to work with NUAIR and the NYS UAS Test Site on evolving UTM capabilities and performance standards that will hopefully help define the requirements for an Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) “Approvable” service,” says Amit Ganjoo, CEO of ANRA Technologies.

“Without initiatives like this in place, it will be extremely challenging to justify implementation of a commercially viable UTM to support safe BVLOS operations.”