System and method for optimized unmanned aircraft system (UAS) spectrum planning via dynamic airspace and spectrum allocation

An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control apparatus, comprising:

• one or more antenna elements coupled to a control station, each antenna element configured to transmit to at least one portion of a coverage volume associated with the antenna elements, the coverage volume associated with 1) three or more unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating therewithin and 2) a control spectrum of command and control (C2) channels, the coverage volume including at least one geofenced volume proximate to the control station;
• and
• at least one control processor coupled to the one or more antenna elements, the at least one control processor configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory, the set of program instructions configured to cause the at least one control processor to:
• generate one or more flight plans through the coverage volume, the one or more flight plans configured for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) execution by a first UAS of the three or more UAS, wherein the first flight plan includes an interference portion that, when flown by the first UAS, will cause interference with the other two or more UAS, the first flight plan configured to:
• provide physical separation between the first UAS and at least one of the other two or more UAS;
• dynamically reallocate the control spectrum as the first UAS enters the interference portion of the coverage volume;
• and
• establish a C2 connection for the first UAS at a first end of the control spectrum;
• based on the first flight plan, establish C2 connections for the other two or more UAS, the C2 connections corresponding to a single non-interference channel C2 channel at a second end of the control spectrum;
• and
• transmit one or more C2 messages to the three or more UAS.