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Date
State
Arkansas
Category
ANG
Type Draft
New Resolution
State Association First Name
Stephen
State Association Last Name
Brack
Resolution No.
13
Item No
I
Additional State Sponsors
ND, IA, IN, MI
Fiscal Year
2028
State Association Email
State Association Phone Number
5012136373
Relating To
Enhancing the Army and Air National Guard by Providing Support for all Domestic Operations - Installation Security
SME Email
SME Phone
(501) 951-0383
Task Force
Domestic Operations
State Association Title
Joint Resolution Chair
Proposal Statement
Establish Ground Based and onboard Sense and Avoid capabilities to enable the safe operation of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) / remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in the National Airspace System.
Recommendation Information
The rapid adoption of UAS / RPA into all facets of the National Guard requires the instantiation of Ground-Based and onboard Sense and Avoid systems to enable safe Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations of UAS in the NAS. BVLOS operations are essential to ensure that the National Guard war fighter can “train as we fight”.
Existing Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) systems are functionally obsolete and limited to only 11 installations in CONUS. Modernizing and expanding GBSAA infrastructure that is aligned with FAA Part 146 requirements and augmented by onboard detect and avoid systems will also drive significant operational cost savings for training and logistics, as it will eliminate the need for chase aircraft, and the need to relocate personnel and transport UAS equipment to restricted airspace for training missions.
NGAUS urges the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force to establish and sustain funding for the modernization, expansion, and maintenance of sense and avoid systems necessary to meet FAA requirements for BVLOS operations.
Existing Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) systems are functionally obsolete and limited to only 11 installations in CONUS. Modernizing and expanding GBSAA infrastructure that is aligned with FAA Part 146 requirements and augmented by onboard detect and avoid systems will also drive significant operational cost savings for training and logistics, as it will eliminate the need for chase aircraft, and the need to relocate personnel and transport UAS equipment to restricted airspace for training missions.
NGAUS urges the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force to establish and sustain funding for the modernization, expansion, and maintenance of sense and avoid systems necessary to meet FAA requirements for BVLOS operations.
