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December 27, 2023
Antwerp, Belgium. Unifly, an unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems provider, announced that its Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project has been completed and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The project will be carried out in collaboration with partners RHEA Group and New York UAS. [uncrewed aerial system] Syracuse test site — designed to refine and validate UTM cybersecurity models in a production environment. The key characteristics of UTM systems are that they are software-based, highly automated, and relatively new, making them attractive for cyber-attacks that exploit vulnerabilities and threaten aviation safety, airspace user privacy, and business operations. It has become a target.
According to a statement from Unifly (a Terra Drone Group company), interviews were conducted with UTM officials FAA ATO during the early stages of the project. [Federal Aviation Administration – Air Traffic Organization]; NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration];CNA [The National Security Analysis]; Canada Navi [The Air Navigation Service Provider of Canada]; DroneUp is a UAS delivery service provider in Virginia Beach.
The Unifly team leveraged stakeholder input to refine the system requirements and security controls for the updated prototype model. This extensive validation process was the result of more than 60 actual flights in various operational environments at the Syracuse Proving Ground using the Unifly Broadcast Location Identification Device (BLIP). The simulated operating conditions were “optimal”, “subject to simulated attacks”, and “use countermeasures against such attacks”. The company reports that it has provided several reports containing research findings and best practices. All of these are intended to serve as a baseline for future cybersecurity framework development.
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