Bigfork, MT December 9, 2019

uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft, today announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the Vehicle Tracking Unit (VTU-20) Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter for airport surface management. Adhering to the performance and design assurance specifications of FAA-E-3032, the externally mounted VTU-20 ensures integration and interoperability with Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X (ASDE-X), Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC), and ADS-B receiver surveillance solutions for airport surface control and situational awareness.

The VTU-20 can be permanently or magnetically mounted to all airside vehicles, including utility, emergency, snow-removal, and maintenance equipment. Each vehicle is clearly and uniquely identified, providing an essential addition to any surface movement guidance and control system.  The VTU-20 implements FAA approved Squitter Transmission Maps to automatically enable transmission on airport movement areas and disable transmission in low risk areas or outside airport airside operations.

“Ground vehicle incursions into critical safety and movement areas is on the rise.  With this achievement, uAvionix continues to promote safety and common situational awareness not only in the airspace but also on the airport surface,” states Christian Ramsey, uAvionix President.

This recent uAvionix achievement will be made available through an exclusive relationship with L3Harris Technologies, Inc., a proven leader in surveillance and air traffic management known for the Symphony product line of airport operations and environmental compliance solutions (www.SymphonyCDM.com) – to promote and sell the VTU-20 in the United States.

For sales inquiries or questions, please contact the L3Harris Symphony VTU-20 Sales contact at CAS@L3Harris.com, or uAvionix at airports@uavionix.com.

About uAvionix Corporation

uAvionix was founded in 2015 with the mission of bringing safety solutions to the unmanned aviation industry in order to aid in the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). A fundamental principle of that mission is to provide solutions that allow all airspace users a common situational awareness of the airspace. Through the evolution of our company, we pioneered and now offer low SWaP TSO certified and uncertified ADS-B and GPS solutions for General Aviation (GA), Airport Surface Vehicles and the UAS markets. Based in Bigfork, MT and Leesburg, VA, uAvionix consists of an unparalleled engineering and management team with a unique combination of experience within avionics, surveillance, airport services, UAS aircraft development, radio frequency (RF), and semiconductor industries. The entire leadership team consists of pilots of fixed wing, rotary wing, and UAS aircraft. uAvionix is backed by investors at Playground Global and Airbus Ventures.

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