AIRBORNE DRONE ALERTING SYSTEM
A system to alert airborne crewed aircraft of an airborne drone. In one aspect, the airborne drone broadcasts drone data, such as drone position data and drone identification data, to a communication station or to the airborne crewed aircraft, enabling an alert to be provided to the airborne crewed aircraft. The alert may be shared among other crewed aircraft or other drones approaching the airspace of the identified drone.
1 . An airborne drone alerting system comprising:
a communication station configured for communication with a first airborne drone and an airborne crewed aircraft;
wherein:
the first airborne drone transmits drone data to the communication station; and
the communication station transmits the drone data to the airborne crewed aircraft.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the drone data comprises drone position data.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the first airborne drone transmits drone data to the airborne crewed aircraft.