Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring System For Uncrewed Aircraft Under Development.
Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring – Airservices Australia has contracted air traffic management provider Frequentis to develop a flight information management system to monitor drone traffic.
The new flight information management system will integrate drones, air taxis and uncrewed aircraft to form Australia’s uncrewed aircraft systems traffic management system. Frequentis beat ANRA Technologies, Altitude Angel and OneSky Systems as part of a lengthy procurement process.
Airservices Australia’s chief executive Jason Harfield said that with the rapid growth of uncrewed aircraft expected over the next 20 years, FIMS will support the safe integration of drones into air traffic control.
“Drones are the biggest growth area in aviation and our partnership with Frequentis to develop a FIMS will enable us to integrate millions of drone flights with other users,” Harfield said.
“With Frequentis, we will develop a FIMS that meets the needs of Australian airspace users and ensures we can safely integrate millions of drone flights with other users. I’m confident the new FIMS will encourage the growing drone market to reach its full potential in Australia.”
Airservices analysis predicts drone flights will increase from 1.5 million to more than 60 million by 2043, with more than 2.3 million drone flights predicted for emergency services and agriculture, and more than 1 million air taxi trips.
There’s no timeframe for deployment and the value of the contract has not been disclosed – you can read the full Airservices uncrewed traffic management report here or read more SEN news here.
“Australian Drone Traffic Monitoring System For Uncrewed Aircraft Under Development.”
