AIA Discusses Drones, C Band With FCC Staff

The Aerospace Industries Association urged FCC action on rules allowing use of 5030-5091 MHz for drones (see 2110130044), in a call with Wireless Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology staff. It's "the only spectrum in the U.S. dedicated exclusively” to unmanned aircraft system command and control, said an AIA filing posted Tuesday in RM-11798. AIA and members discussed their “interest in working with the Commission to develop a flexible, scalable regulatory framework that provides access to the C-band for both near-term and future-state operations,” it said. Aura Networks, Collins Aerospace, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin participated.