The invention is a sense-and-avoid display system that obtains position
and/or velocity data for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and other
aerial vehicles (AVs) from one or more radar and/or GPS data sources by
wireless and/or wired data transfer pathways. The UAV and AV data are
used to compute and display: present and projected future positions of
UAV and other AVs; time and distance of closest approach between UAV and
an AV; and recommended change in UAV's flight path and/or flight speed
for conflict avoidance. This information is provided to the UAV pilot in
2D and 3D graphic displays.In standard mode of operation, UAV position
and/or velocity data are obtained from UAV ground control station (GCS),
while data for other AVs are obtained from a non-GCS data source (e.g.,
radar). In an alternative mode, UAV and other AV data are obtained from
the same non-GCS data source. This alternative is an option when UAV is
equipped with an identification device (e.g., transponder) and UAV is
distinguished from other AVs using data obtained from an AV
identification system (e.g., IFF).