By NC State ECE<img width="1024" height="675" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-1024x675.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="UAV" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-452x298.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jason-blackeye-307736-768x506.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Researchers at NC State ECE are launching a project aimed at researching and developing high-performance communications, networking and air traffic management (ATM) systems, including navigation and surveillance for both manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).