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check whether it is actually possible for the UAV to carry out the mission. The next stage in GCS software design now being developed is to represent real-time air traffic within the GCS software, using data from transponders that are either on the UAV flying BVLOS or are part of the GCS hardware. Antennas Considerable resources have been applied to the design of specialist antennas for use with the multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) and mobile ad hoc network (MANET) radio systems that are now being integrated into unmanned systems and control units. The antennas use multiple elements to take advantage of the various data streams and the spatial and polarisation diversity to improve data throughput and overall RF link distance of connected radio systems in the network. The antennas can also be mounted on a gimbal to track a system as it’s operating. Keeping the gimbal small enough to be deployed by one person is important, as it allows the GCS to follow a UAV that might be operating in different areas. It also needs to be small enough to fit on the deck of a boat to allow the control of unmanned sea vehicles. One such example is when a boat is operating the command and control system for a deployed UAV, Adding sensors to a mouse provides 3D control of GCS software (Courtesy of Worthington Sharpe)