Putilovo Airfield Near St. Petersburg Hosts Trials for New Aviation Monitoring System
A new system for monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is being tested at Putilovo Airfield near St. Petersburg. This initiative aims to regulate aviation flights by integrating all types of aircraft operations, ensuring safety in line with international ICAO standards, according to Alexander Ignatiev, CEO of Aviatelecominvest LLC, in a statement to RIA Novosti.
Ignatiev detailed that the airfield is equipped with a ground station for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) 1090 ES, which receives data from transponder-equipped aircraft and transmits it to the “NeboSvod” system using the Asterix cat21 protocol. These measures enable the safe use of drones within general airspace and at very low levels (VLL).
He also mentioned that flights involving piloted light aircraft will commence at the end of May. The ADS-B 1090ES standard, widely used worldwide, allows aircraft to relay their coordinates to ground stations via GPS and GLONASS.
Alexey Khripunov, Director General of the AeroScript Research Center, added that the air conflict detection service has been successfully tested at Putilovo since last year.
The “NeboSvod” platform is already integrated with more than 80% of domestic drone manufacturers. It processes data and predicts aerial conflicts, not only between drones but also with manned aircraft, Khripunov explained.
During the trials, drones manufactured by “Geoscan” and “DIAM-AERO,” as well as a piloted light aircraft, will take to the skies.
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