Focus On Technology

New Radar to Expand Area UAVs Can Fly


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At the Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport crews will begin installing a new kind of radar in June that will allow air traffic controllers to see a combination of planes and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Air Force and the State of Ohio are footing the $5 million radar bill in first-of-its-kind testing that both parties hope will lead to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for beyond line of sight flight. Right now UAVs can only fly with visual line of sight, or an
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Focus On TechnologyBy Ann Thompson

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