Operational Prototype for Sense-and-Avoid Technology (OPSAT)

Pathfinder’s OPSAT effort will provide Remotely Piloted Aircraft pilots with a See-and-Avoid capability, using commercial off the shelf components:

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When weather conditions permit, regardless of whether an operation is conducted under instrument flight rules or visual flight rules, vigilance shall be maintained by each person operating an aircraft so as to see and avoid other aircraft.

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The technologies developed under this effort will be directly applied to drone detection and surround situational awareness for the commercial and general aviation market.