The FAA announced on Tuesday that it has finished the second phase of its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS/drone) Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP). UPP Phase 2 objectives included “testing of Remote Identification (RID) technologies and operations with increasing volumes and density.” According to the agency, program results will be used as a proof of concept for UAS traffic management (UTM) capabilities along with informing policy, standards development and UTM system implementation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/unmanned-vehicles/faa-concludes-second-phase-of-drone-traffic-management-pilot-program