{"id":6546,"date":"2020-07-30T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/home\/?p=6546"},"modified":"2023-10-02T09:03:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T09:03:24","slug":"anra-technologies-wins-uk-utm-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/home\/2020\/07\/30\/anra-technologies-wins-uk-utm-project\/","title":{"rendered":"ANRA Technologies Wins UK UTM Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>WASHINGTON, DC, and London, UK<\/strong> \u2013 July 30, 2020 \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/reference\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA Technologies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a leading provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions, today announced that it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anratechnologies.com\/reference\/smartskies-ctr-utm-platform\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA CTR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> airspace management platform has been selected for the United Kingdom\u2018s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cp.catapult.org.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connected Places Catapult<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CPC) Lot 1 Phase 3 project.\u00a0 Commissioned by the UK Department for Transport (DfT), CPC\u2019s mission is to develop an Open Access UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system, a coordinated low-level digital and automated air traffic system for the synchronization and consolidation of the numerous UTM services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA is no stranger to Catapult.\u00a0 In 2018, ANRA participated in Phase 1, a DfT research and development project led by the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) to lay the groundwork for a safe working environment for commercial drone operations in the UK.\u00a0 ANRA worked alongside industry partners to develop the requirements and validation methods for a UTM framework. This key <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media.cp.catapult\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/30150855\/Towards-a-UTM-System-for-the-UK.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPC Report <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the result of this collaboration during Phase 1 of the program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry team worked on generating preliminary requirements for a UTM framework and identified key research requirements that Government and Industry must address to enable safe and efficient integration of UAS in UK airspace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a follow-on effort in 2019, ANRA was awarded a Phase 2 contract to continue the collaboration with CPC to build upon research and development activity from the previous phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Phase 2, ANRA participated as a UTM service provider (UTMSP) in collaboration with government, regulatory, and other stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA supported the design and development of the UK UTM framework and architecture, focusing on building the following three aspects of UTM:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review of Architecture and Key Services<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operational Framework for Processes and Planning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conflict Management Framework<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA\u2019s most recent win is for Phase 3. ANRA, CPC, and industry partners will conduct simulated and live flight trials in a multi-UTMSP operating environment in 2020-202.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Phase 3 CPC Open Access UTM project will develop an independent, self-directed, and scalable system that will manage and monitor the drones and their flights. This will factor in inputs from external sources such as obstacle, terrain, weather, airspace, command and control (C2) links, performance data, and make this data available to operators and service providers. The system will be capable of sending notifications to external stakeholders like public safety and local agencies to enable airspace coordination and meet critical safety requirements in a multi-UTMSP operating environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe UK is rapidly becoming a global leader in advancing commercial drone technologies.\u00a0 We are honored to have contributed to all Connected Places Catapult Open-Access UTM Research and Development Programs and are excited to commence Phase 3 simulated and live-flight testing in pursuit of a safe, interoperable, and efficient traffic management system for the UK airspace,\u201d stated Amit Ganjoo, CEO and Founder of ANRA Technologies.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is to build an interoperable system with technology-agnostic protocols that do not require constant human monitoring and surveillance and can still ensure the safety, security, and control of drones in the low-altitude airspace.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA\u2019s ANRA CTR UTM platform will demonstrate multi-UTMSP interoperability and data exchange, as well as test the UTM framework with use-cases in nominal and off-nominal conditions, including Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.\u00a0 The project will conclude with complete knowledge transfer to the\u00a0 UK DfT, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA Technologies looks forward to working with UK government leaders, Connected Places Catapult, and industry partners Wing, Altitude Angel, AiRXOS, and Collins Aerospace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>About ANRA Technologies<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANRA Technologies, a UK Private Limited Company, with offices in London, Washington DC, and New Delhi, is an international provider of end-to-end drone operations and traffic management solutions for unmanned aircraft operators and airspace managers. ANRA offers intelligent and modular traffic management software capabilities as part of the ANRA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> family for standards compliant UAS Traffic Management (UTM) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) operations. For organizations that need an enterprise-class drone operations solution, we offer Mission Manager<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and for delivery solutions we offer ANRA Delivery<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Learn more by visiting <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyanra.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.flyanra.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About the Connected Places Catapult<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Connected Places Catapult accelerates smarter living and travelling in and between the places of tomorrow. We focus on growing businesses with innovations in mobility services and the built environment that enable new levels of physical, digital and social connectedness. The Connected Places Catapult operates at the intersection between public and private sectors and between local government and transport authorities. We convene the disparate parts of the market to help innovators navigate the complexity of doing business, creating new commercial opportunities and improving productivity, socio-economic and environmental benefits for places. 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