Hidden Level, Saab Continue Work On FAA Drone-Tracking Tests

Companies specializing in sensor and security technology provided systems aimed at the integration of uncrewed aircraft.

Jonathan Welsh

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 05:58 PM ET

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Hidden Level Deployed its Airspace Monitoring Service for an FAA testing program [Courtesy: Hidden Level]

Key Takeaways:

Hidden Level Inc. and Saab Inc. are collaborating with the FAA on long-term projects to integrate uncrewed aircraft into the national airspace system.
They support the FAA’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program, focused on testing and evaluating technologies to detect and mitigate drone risks near airports.
The FAA's research program, which began testing at five airports in February 2022 and continues through September 2023, will inform future plans for certifying UAS detection and mitigation technology.
Hidden Level's "Airspace Monitoring Service," a drone-tracking system, is currently being evaluated by the FAA, both independently and as a complement to Saab's event management system.

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Hidden Level Inc. and Saab Inc. said they are working with the FAA on long-term projects aimed at aiding the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the national airspace system.

The companies, based in Syracuse, New York, provide sensor and security technology and related systems and services in support of the agency’s Airport Unmanned Aircraft Systems Detection and Mitigation Research Program. The support effort began, the companies said, in the fall of 2018, when the FAA Reauthorization Act became law. The act was meant to continue the FAA’s funding through the end of the 2023 fiscal year.