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]

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Autonomous aircraft company Xwing has been selected by the FAA and NASA to participate in the Crosscutting Operations Strategy and Technical Assessment (COSTA) project.
The COSTA project aims to study how commercial unmanned aerial systems (UAS), such as Xwing's autonomous aircraft, would interact with general aviation traffic and operate in complex environments like aerial firefighting.
Xwing will conduct flight operations using its autonomous technology to collect critical data for the FAA's development of rules and procedures for its Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) framework.
The initiative seeks to ensure seamless integration of large UAS into the national airspace, making operations like wildfire fighting more efficient and safer.

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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.