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FAA To Evaluate CACI Technology For UAS Detection Near Airports

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

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FAA To Evaluate CACI Technology For UAS Detection Near Airports

Precision Drone's Pacesetter UAS for the agricultural industry. Photo: Precision Drones

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday said it has entered into a Pathfinder agreement with CACI International [CACI] to evaluate the company’s technology for detecting unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) near airports.“Safety is always the FAA’s top priority, and we are concerned about the increasing number of instances where pilots have reported seeing unmanned aircraft nearby,” Mike Whitaker, deputy FAA Administrator, told the House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation. “We are looking forward to working with CACI and our interagency partners…

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