Harris Corporation and Ligado Networks are teaming up to develop beyond visual line-of-sight, or BVLOS, operations for UAVs.
"Ligado and Harris will demonstrate innovative technologies and applications of BVLOS UAS through technology trials," according to a Ligado news release. "Such trials will include Harris' planned BVLOS Network, HubNet, pilot in North Dakota and Ligado's upcoming network demonstration in Louisiana. The companies will test mission-critical use cases to generate data that will be beneficial in future U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification processes, including the development of safety-related use cases."
"Ligado serves the aviation industry today with our powerful satellite, and we look forward to working with Harris and commercial end users to further demonstrate how our technologies can benefit both manned and unmanned aircraft in this incredibly promising era of next-generation aviation," Ligado Chief Technology Officer Tamara Casey said. "There is an urgent demand for BVLOS UAS operations in America's core infrastructure industries."
