NAAA CEO Quoted for Ambrook Research Article on Drones

NAAA CEO Andrew Moore was interviewed by Ambrook Research for an article titled, “Hive Mentality: Drone swarms are on the horizon.” The article discusses the approval and increase of drones for agricultural spraying purposes but points out that there are still a lot of unknowns with using drone technology.

Moore emphasized the challenges faced by manned aircraft in detecting and tracking drones during operations, noting, “it’s difficult for manned aircraft to spot drones, then track them after they’ve spotted them, since they’re focusing on making the application themselves.” The NAAA is also pushing for drones to be built with “detect and avoid technology” that would automatically get them out of the way if another aircraft is detected. Read the article here.

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