PARIS, June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) has signed a strategic agreement with AirMap,
the leading global airspace intelligence platform for drones, to
collaborate on future projects to safely integrate unmanned aerial
systems, commonly referred to as drones, into the national airspace
system and unlock the positive economic and social benefits of
expanded commercial drone operations.
"AirMap is ushering in a new era in drone aviation," said
Matt Gilligan, vice president of
Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business. "Drones
must safely operate in an already complex ecosystem, which is where
our experience matters."
The agreement combines the two companies' expertise:
- Raytheon's Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System, or
STARS, is used by air traffic controllers across the U.S. to
provide safe and efficient aircraft spacing and sequencing guidance
for more than 40,000 departing and arriving aircraft daily at both
civilian and military airports.
- AirMap is the leading global provider of airspace intelligence
for UAS operations, with over 250,000 registered users. In 2018,
the majority of U.S. registered commercial drone pilots used AirMap
to request over 45,000 automated authorizations to fly in
controlled airspace.
"Raytheon technology has helped safely and effectively manage
airspace in the most complex, dense controlled airspace in the
world for decades," said Ben Marcus,
AirMap Co-founder and Chairman. "They are an ideal partner to join
AirMap on the path toward enabling safe, efficient, and scalable
drone operations in U.S. low-altitude airspace between 0 and 400
feet."
The two companies are working toward an integrated demonstration
that will showcase how AirMap's unmanned aircraft traffic
management platform can increase air traffic controllers' awareness
of potential conflict between drones and manned aircraft near
airports to ensure overall safety of the airspace.
About AirMap
AirMap is the world's leading airspace
intelligence platform for the drone economy. Industry developers,
drone operators, and airspace managers rely on AirMap's airspace
intelligence and services to fly safely and communicate in
low-altitude airspace. AirMap unlocks safe, efficient, and scalable
operations by connecting the world's drones to airspace authorities
through an open platform of APIs and SDKs, with integrations by top
drone manufacturers and solution providers including 3DR, DJI,
DroneDeploy, Intel, Matternet, and senseFly. Deployed in the
Czech Republic, Japan, Switzerland, the
United States, and available in over 25 countries, AirMap
leads the industry in delivering technology solutions for UAS
Traffic Management (UTM) and U-space to enable safe and responsible
drone operations at scale. AirMap supports several drone enablement
and research projects globally, including NASA UTM, the European
Network of U-space Demonstrators and the U.S. UAS Integration Pilot
Programs. For more details visit https://airmap.com.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of
$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and
services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us
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Media Contacts
Heather
Uberuaga (Raytheon)
+1 520.891.8421
iispr@raytheon.com
Robert van Gool (AirMap)
US: +1 415.429.5652
UK: +44 207.751.4444
media@airmap.com
Onsite at Paris Airshow:
Maureen Stevens (Raytheon)
+1 202.774.8878
Maureen.stevens@raytheon.com
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