Xwing Joins FAA Study of Unmanned Systems Traffic Integration

The project is studying how commercial unmanned aerial systems interact with GA traffic and in complex operating environments.

Michael Wildes

Thursday, December 01, 2022 at 05:02 PM ET

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NASA is working with the FAA and other disaster response agencies to figure out how to integrate unmanned aerial systems and deploy an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) to improve disaster response efficiency. [Courtesy: Xwing]

Key Takeaways:

Autonomous aircraft company Xwing has been selected by the FAA and NASA to participate in the COSTA project, a study on integrating commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into complex operating environments.
The project aims to evaluate how autonomous aircraft interact with general aviation traffic and handle challenging scenarios like aerial firefighting and dynamic airspace changes (e.g., pop-up TFRs).
Xwing will conduct flight trials using its autonomous Cessna Caravan to collect crucial data, which will inform the FAA's development of new rules and procedures for Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) to enhance air safety and efficiency.

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Autonomous aircraft company Xwing has been selected to participate in a study of how commercial unmanned aerial systems, such as its forthcoming autonomous aircraft, would interact with general aviation traffic and in complex operating environments, it announced Thursday.

The Crosscutting Operations Strategy and Technical Assessment (COSTA) project is spearheaded by the Federal Aviation Administration and also has support from NASA.