Saab coordinates European development project
Saab is appointed coordinator for the MIDCAS consortium who has been awarded a contract by the European Defence Agency to address the sense and avoid issue, relevant for the possibility to let unmanned aircraft systems fly in regular airspace. The value of the contract is approximately € 50 million, of which Saab is awarded approximately MSEK 105.Before unmanned aircraft systems can be allowed to fly among regular, manned aircraft in so called non-segregated airspace, there is a need for a system that can see and avoid any potential collision threats. The European MIDCAS project aims at