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Completed TRL 4 (started at 3, targeting 6)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (or UTM) develops and validates airspace operational and integration performance requirements to enable safe, large-scale UAS operations in low-altitude airspace.
UTM will provide guidance and a set of validated requirements including a proof-of-concept prototype for managing low-altitude airspace in a safe and efficient manner that will be designed to be compatible with existing and expected future systems and regulations. UTM is predicted to have a large impact on facilitating the improvement of the certification process by the FAA.
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