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UAS ROADMAP 2005
OSD ROADMAP GOALS FOR INTEGRATING UA INTO CIVIL AIRSPACE
1. Implement an airspace regulatory environment that encourages the safe use of UA in unrestricted
airspace.
2. Improve the flight reliability of UA so as to equal or better that of their manned counterparts.
3. Secure the control and sensor/relay communications sent to and from UA.
4. Coordinate revising FAA Order 7610.4 to replace the requirement for using the COA process for all
UA with one for using the DD175 form for qualifying UA (Cat III).
5. Work with the FAA to define appropriate conditions and requirements under which a single pilot
would be allowed to control multiple airborne UA simultaneously.
6. Document and disseminate any UA-unique lessons learned from certifying the RQ-4 Global Hawk as
airworthy. Formal documentation as a DoD Instruction for guiding future UA airworthiness
certifications should be considered.
7. Ensure Service efforts for developing and evaluating automated S&A and collision avoidance systems
are coordinated and non-duplicative.
8. Equip DoD UA intended for IFR operations with a stand-alone, hot backup, ground-based navigation
system and establish a standardized lost link procedure.
APPENDIX F – AIRSPACE
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