US Navy starts up sense and avoid project for UAVs

How Do You 'See-And-Avoid' When You're A UAV?
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=4d1c88c7-6a22-4818-8858-21711d6d6e7e

Military & Aerospace Electronics reports on its website that the US Office of Naval Research is asking industry to develop a collision-avoidance system which would allow UAVs to detect the presence of other aircraft nearby, even if the other aircraft have no transponders or other special equipment.



US Navy starts up sense and avoid project for UAVs
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/24/335325/us-navy-starts-up-sense-and-avoid-project-for-uavs.html

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is asking bidders to submit white papers by 1 April 2010 and full proposals by 3 August. Each document must describe how the bidders propose to solve one of unmanned aviation's biggest technical challenges and barriers to future growth