FAA grants $4.4 million to seven universities for drone safety research

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has invested another $4.4 million in drone research through its Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) program. The grants – focusing on the areas of electromagnetic compatibility, UAS detect and avoid classifications, and cybersecurity oversight – have been awarded to seven US universities.

These universities are the University of North Dakota, University of Kansas, Drexel University, The Ohio State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Mississippi State University, and Oregon State University.

A total of 15 grants, valued at $18.3 million, have been awarded so far as part of the ASSURE program for the Fiscal Year 2022.

As FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen explains: 

This funding and our ongoing partnerships with these universities will allow the FAA to safely integrate the airspace that has a growing number of diverse aircraft users.

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