AIA Backs Drone Spectrum Record Refresh

Aerospace Industries Association representatives support a record refresh on use of the 5030-5091 MHz band for unmanned aircraft system controls (see 2108230034), said an AIA filing posted Wednesday in RM-11798. In a call with FCC Wireless Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology staff, the group “offered an initial spectrum access proposal that could be launched with minimal oversight to facilitate the immediate deployment of point-to-point link operations,” the filing said: It discussed “operating models … that might accommodate different UAS markets, defined by different UAS missions, that are expected to emerge over time.” AIA seeks a phased-in approach. Aura Networks, Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin were among companies participating in the briefing.