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FAA Surveys Market for CUAS, UAS Support

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

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FAA Surveys Market for CUAS, UAS Support

Echodyne's EchoGuard radar. Photo: Echodyne

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is conducting a market survey for support services in two areas, the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in airport applications and for countering drones in airport environments. The current support to the FAA in these areas is done by General Dynamics’ [GD] Information Technology segment. The agency hasn’t developed an acquisition strategy yet for the upcoming procurement of the support services, which will include program management and technical expertise to support the UAS and…

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