AirPro News recently covered Vigilant Aerospace’s continuing work with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) on its FlightHorizon air traffic management system at Oklahoma Air and Space Port. It covers the operational status of the installation, planned expansion of the monitored airspace, and how the system supports BVLOS operations by building a real-time “digital twin” of the airspace from radar and transponder data. The article covers why this development is well timed, saying in part,
“The timing of Oklahoma’s investment, funded via the 2022 “Preserving Rural Economic Prosperity” (PREP) fund, appears strategically aligned with federal regulatory timelines. With the aviation industry anticipating the finalization of the FAA’s Part 108 rule in 2026, which will normalize BVLOS operations, Oklahoma is effectively building a “field of dreams” infrastructure.”
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Vigilant Aerospace is the leading developer of multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The company’s product, FlightHorizon, is based on two NASA patents and uses data from multiple sources to display a real-time picture of the air traffic around a UAS and to provide automatic avoidance maneuvers to prevent collisions. The software is designed to meet industry technical standards, to provide automatic safety and to allow UAS to safely fly beyond the sight of the pilot. The software has won multiple industry awards and the company has had contracts and users at NASA, the FAA, the U.S. Department of Defense and with a variety of drone development programs. Visit our website at www.VigilantAerospace.com