Vigilant Aerospace Joins North Dakota Aviation Professionals, Exhibits at 2022 Fly ND Conference
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is joining aviation industry professionals at the 2022 Fly ND Conference March 6-8, 2022 at Delta Hotel in Fargo, ND. Fly ND is an annual conference produced by the North Dakota Aviation Association which brings industry leaders from North...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Joins Tulsa Innovation Labs Advanced Aerial Mobility Advisory Council
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson has joined the new Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL) Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) Advisory Council. TIL recently announced the new program and council focused on building a regional initiative for advanced aerial mobility (AAM)...
Video: NASA ULI WindMap Project Vigilant Aerospace Briefing
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson recently presented a brief online presentation discussing our participation in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) University Leadership Initiative (ULI) WindMap project lead by Oklahoma State University....
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Presenting “Results from BVLOS Flights and Next Steps in Detect-and-Avoid” at Upcoming 2021 UAS Summit and Expo
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson has been invited to speak at the upcoming 2021 UAS Summit & Expo on October 13-14, 2021 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Epperson's presentation, titled "Results from Real BVLOS Flights and Next Steps in Development of...
Aviation Weekly Features Vigilant Aerospace and Oklahoma State University UAS Detect-and-Avoid Research and Testing in Article
Aviation Week, a leading industry publication, recently released an article covering the research and development work Vigilant Aerospace Systems and Oklahoma State University's (OSU) Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI) have completed focusing on the live...
Vigilant Aerospace Recognized as One of The Tech Tribune’s 2022 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been one of the "2022 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City" by The Tech Tribune. The "Best Tech Startups" series is the flagship annual feature released by The Tech Tribune in partnership with Crunchbase, recognizing the most exemplary...
Let’s Talk Detect-and-Avoid at XPONENTIAL 2021 Atlanta
Are you developing a beyond visual line-of-sight unmanned aircraft system or program? Vigilant Aerospace’s CEO led AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL 2021 panel discussion on new technologies for detect-and-avoid systems during the virtual event in May 2021, which is available to...
Highlights from Our AUVSI Webinar Presentation on “Enhancing Operations with Sensors and Other Instruments”
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli Epperson participated in an AUVSI presentation on "Enhancing Operations with Sensors and Other Instruments." We are happy to share the video of the presentation and a full transcript, below. Please contact Vigilant Aerospace...
Highlights from Vigilant Aerospace’s 2021 Business of Automated Mobility (BAM) Forum Presentation on Real-World BVLOS Multi-Sensor DAA Testing
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli Epperson recently presented at the 2021 AUVSI & SAE Business of Automated Mobility (BAM) Forum in a panel session titled "Developing & Testing a Real-World BVLOS Multi-Sensor DAA System for Unmanned Aircraft Systems" on...
FlightHorizon Detect-and-Avoid Used in FAA ASSURE Testing Program in Alaska
Vigilant Aerospace provided its FlightHorizon airspace management and detect-and-avoid system to support flight testing carried out by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program known as the...
FAA Selects Vigilant Aerospace CEO for the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Drone Rules
Vigilant Aerospace's CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, has been selected as one of 89 members nationwide of the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) writing recommended rules to allow small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones) to...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Presenting AUVSI Webinar on “Enhancing Operations with Sensors and Other Instruments”
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson will be co-presenting a webinar on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 on "Enhancing Operations with Sensors and Other Instruments" for The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) with co-presenter Arjuna...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting “Developing & Testing a Real-World BVLOS Multi-Sensor DAA System for sUAS at 2021 AUVSI BAM Forum
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been invited to speak at the upcoming AUVSI Business of Automated Mobility (BAM) Virtual Forum event on June 23-24, 2021. The session titled "Developing and Testing a Real-World, Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight, Multi-Sensor Detect-and-Avoid...
Vigilant Aerospace Joining Aerospace Mobility Professionals at Upcoming 2021 Innovations in Mobility Aerospace Digital Summit
Vigilant Aerospace is joining mobility industry leaders at the upcoming 2021 SAE Innovations in Mobility: Aerospace Digital Summit live, virtual event on May 18-20, 2021. The Innovations in Mobility: Aerospace Digital Summit will feature presentations and discussions...
Vigilant Aerospace Leading a Panel of Speakers at 2021 AUVSI XPONENTIAL: “New Technologies, Standards & Development in the Delivery of Viable Detect-and-Avoid Systems for BVLOS Commercial UAS”
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been invited to participate in a panel at the upcoming 2021 AUVSI XPONENTIAL virtual event on May 3-6, 2021. The 45-minute panel titled "New Technologies, Standards and Development in the Delivery of Viable Detect-and-Avoid Systems for...
Vigilant Aerospace Partnership with Oklahoma State University for NASA ULI WINDMAP Project Featured in STATE Magazine
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' research projects with Oklahoma State University's Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI) were recently featured in the annual OSU Research Matters magazine. mentioned in OSU Research Matters Magazine, the official magazine of Oklahoma...
Vigilant Aerospace Expands Software Development Team, Opens North Dakota Office
Vigilant Aerospace announced today the addition of software engineers Jesse Smith and Jack Maring to the company's growing technical team. Both are accomplished software developers who will be working to launch and support new versions of the company's FlightHorizon...
Vigilant Aerospace Appoints Zach Peterson as New Business Development Manager
Vigilant Aerospace Systems announced today the appointment of Zach Peterson as its new Business Development Manager. Peterson will be leading sales and marketing for the company as well as contributing to product management and strategic growth opportunities. Peterson...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting Recent Real-World BVLOS Unmanned Aircraft Flight Testing at UAS Summit & Expo
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson will be presenting a technical overview and real-world case study from the company's recent beyond visual line-of-sight drone flights using a multi-sensor detect-and-avoid system at the upcoming UAS Summit & Expo. The...
Vigilant Aerospace Participating in XPONENTIAL 2020 Roundtable Discussion: “Oklahoma’s Role Influencing UAS Policy”
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been invited to be a panelist in the XPONENTIAL virtual pavilion roundtable discussion on "Oklahoma's Role Influencing UAS Policy" hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on October 6th. The hour and a half roundtable panel session...
Vigilant Aerospace and Oklahoma State University To Present Panel On Using Droneports to Develop New Unmanned Aircraft Technology
Vigilant Aerospace and Oklahoma State University are presenting a panel session on using droneports for the development of innovative new unmanned aircraft technologies including advanced safety systems for beyond visual line-of-sight flight at the upcoming DronePort...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems Recognized by Tech Tribune as One of Oklahoma City’s Best Tech Startups of 2021
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been named one of the "2021 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City" by the Tech Tribune for the second year running (see 2020 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma City announcement). The "Best Tech Startups" list is the flagship series released...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting on 18-mile Autonomous Flight with Oklahoma State Univ. Utilizing FlightHorizon at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020 Virtual Event
Vigilant Aerospace's CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, has been invited to make a presentation on October 7th at the upcoming AUVSI XPONENTIAL conference on the company's record-setting 18-mile fully autonomous drone flight carried out by the company with Oklahoma State...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins the 2020 UAS Tech Forum to Educate on Remote ID, UTM and Careers in Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Vigilant Aerospace Systems will be participating in this week's 2020 UAS Tech Forum as a sponsor and steering committee member while company CEO Kraettli L. Epperson will be moderating a panel on Remote ID for unmanned aircraft, providing a coffee break chat on...
Vigilant Director Providing Leadership to AUVSI Great Plains with New Board of Directors Appointment
Business Development Director Zach Peterson Appointed Secretary of the AUVSI Great Plains Chapter Vigilant Aerospace is proud to announce the appointment of Zach Peterson, the company's Director of Business Development, as the Vice President of the Great Plains...