Drone Groups Support Amazon Push for Radars in 60 GHz Band
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, the Commercial Drone Alliance and the Small UAV Coalition jointly supported Amazon’s calls for allowing unmanned aerial vehicle radars in the 60 GHz band (see 2210200058). “We all work closely with users across…
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the whole drone delivery ecosystem and support the authorization of the use of unlicensed field disturbance sensor (FDS) devices onboard drones in the 60 GHz band,” said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 21-264. “As with most aviation safety systems, redundancy is a best practice, so FDS with both horizontal and vertical transmission would provide the most benefit and risk reduction,” the groups said: “This enhances drone safety, reducing the risk to both people and property in the air and on the ground, which is clearly in the public interest.”