Drones as a service in the airport environment

Thales is developing a UAS-based ILS inspection solution to supplement manned flight checks. The ILS solution provides real-time localizer and glide slope measurements that eliminate ground checks, reduce hazardous flight inspection maneuvers, and potentially extend periodic flight check intervals. It's payload agnostic, satisfies airworthiness requirements, performs high-precision data collection and analysis, and can run cloud-based reporting services. In April 2021, Thales and the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR) conducted live trials on runway 10 at Syracuse Hancock International Airport utilizing Thales' sUAS-based ILS inspection solution for calibration and maintenance of ILS infrastructure.