2. FAA sUAS ARC
www.suasnews.com
sUAS News Podcast Series
www.suasnews.com/suas-news-podcast/
Omega Unmanned Systems
MY BACKGROUND
3. • The Test Bed Aerostat (TBA) can lift
up to 400 lbs. at Sea level to 2200’
AGL, and 350 lbs. to a ceiling of 5500’
MSL.*
• SMDCBL can assist in payload
integration including, custom payload
sled, power supply and data
communication with two aerostat
systems. Our TBAs are mobile and
adaptable.
• SMDCBL supplies a test record that The SMDC – The Battle Lab has the
includes; flight profiles, meteorological infrastructure, expertise, industry partners and
and TBA relevant information to use as program connections to support
a baseline for system data collection. experimentation, refinement and augmentation
SEQUESTRATION
*Accommodations can be made for specific experiments.
of systems currently in the DOD and
government inventory.
SPECIAL
* We can and do support non-military projects.
4. Podcast Website
• SITE LAUNCHED IN 2009 200,000 1,246,000
Downloads Views
• STORIES AND INTERVIEWS
AP, CNN, DAILEY MAIL, FORBES, 2012
HUFFPO, NBC, THE NEW YORKER, 847,000
NEW YORK TIMES, RUETERS
2011
WIRED…
200,930
2010
• PODCAST LAUNCHED IN MAY
10,007
2009
5. • BIGGER THAN GREEN
• TECHNOLOGY IS HERE TODAY
• APPLICATION POTENTIAL: UNKNOWN
RPAS POTENTIAL
6. • PRIVACY/PUBLIC PERCEPTION
• TEST CENTERS
WHO CAN AFFORD THE OVERHEAD?
• NPRM
WHAT WILL THE PUBLIC SAY?
WHAT SHOULD WE SAY?
• SEPTEMBER 2015
FULL NAS INTEGRATION?
RPAS CHALLENGES:
7. • CELLPHONES
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• EMAIL
• BANKING
• MEDICAL RECORDS
• SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
• THE CLOUD
PRIVACY OR FEAR?:
8. PUBLIC RPAS (DRONE) DOMESTIC USE
PUBLIC RPAS (DRONE) DOMESTIC USE
COMFORT FACTOR SCOREBOARD
COMFORT FACTOR SCOREBOARD
100% FAVORABLE
AGRICULTURE (AG)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
75% THAT’S COOL
TRACKING FUGITIVES
BORDER SECURITY 50% GETTING SQUIRLY
ISSUE SPEEDING TICKETS
25% NOT SO MUCH
TALIBAN TREATMENT
(ASYMETRICAL WARFARE OVERLAY CONUS)
10% OH, HELL NO!
RIFLING U.S. CITIZENS 0% FULL ON CRAZY TALK
(WEAPONIZIED SYSTEMS USE CONUS)
SOURCES: MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY POLLING OF NEW JERSEY, PEW, FAA, sUAS NEWS
9. • TEST CENTERS
FULL STEAM AHEAD?
• NPRM FOR SFAR 06/00/13
• SEPTEMBER 2015
DRONETOPIA?
WE MUST INVEST IN…
• THE REGULATORY CONVERSATION
ASTM F-38
RTCA –SC 203
POLITICAL
• CHANGING CURRENT PERCEPTIONS
MILITARY/POLICE
RPAS OPPORTUNITIES:
