CICERO — A Cicero firm has developed a mobile unmanned traffic-management (UTM) system that the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “sets a new standard” in drone security and UAS traffic management. Gryphon Sensors, a company of SRC, Inc. in Cicero, has developed the system called mobile skylight. The development builds on the state’s investments […]
CICERO — A Cicero firm has developed a mobile unmanned traffic-management (UTM) system that the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “sets a new standard” in drone security and UAS traffic management.
Gryphon Sensors, a company of SRC, Inc. in Cicero, has developed the system called mobile skylight.
The development builds on the state’s investments in the region’s “emerging” unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry, Gov. Andrew Cuomo contended in a news release issued July 25.
Featuring an array of self-contained multispectral sensors, the system provides “accurate,” three-dimensional detection of low-flying, small UAS at a distance of up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
Contained in a van, mobile skylight is a mobile-command center featuring 4-by-4 off-road capability and can be taken “anywhere” without a commercial driver’s license.
It’s designed for rapid deployment of a wide range of applications including stadium, special-event security, first responder and search and rescue operations, along with infrastructure and utility inspection, the release stated.
Mobile skylight includes a “low-power radar designed specifically for precision detection of low-flying small UAS,” and a “built-in target tracking and classification to quickly identify both cooperative and non-cooperative targets,” according to the Gryphon Sensors website.
“We are excited to introduce mobile skylight, the nation’s first operational mobile UAS traffic management and drone-security system,” Anthony Albanese, president of Gryphon Sensors, said in Cuomo’s release. “The system provides unmatched versatility and air-surveillance capability enabling beyond visual line of sight commercial and security UAS operations in the state’s unique UAS flight corridor.”
Cuomo last August announced a $5 million spending commitment through the Upstate Revitalization Initiative to support the UAS industry in Central New York, bolstering ongoing efforts to create a regional hub for UAS “innovation” and manufacturing.
At a UTM convention in Syracuse last November, Cuomo said the state would spend an additional $30 million to develop a 50-mile, flight-traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome.
“With this new development, this region further secures its role as a national leader in drone technology, helping to spur job creation and economic activity … helping Central New York continue to rise for generations to come,” Cuomo said in the release.