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 Aerospace Signs New NASA Patent License Adding Coverage for Radar Use in Detect-and-Avoid and Unmanned Traffic Management for Drones
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has signed a new patent license agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) covering the use of radar in detect-and-avoid and unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems, including in the company's FlightHorizon family of...
Vigilant Aerospace Co-Authors Paper on Unmanned Traffic Management with Oklahoma State University Researchers for 2020 AIAA AVIATION Forum
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has participated as a co-author on a research paper from Oklahoma State University's Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI) titled "Testing and Evaluation of UTM Systems in a BVLOS Environment." The paper has been accepted for...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems Joins 2020 UAS Tech Forum Event Steering Committee, Event Date and Venue Announced
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO, Kraettli Epperson, has joined the steering and event planning committee for the upcoming 2020 UAS Tech Forum, set for September 16th and 17th at the Embassy Suites in Oklahoma City. "The UAS Tech Forum brings together the region's most...
New Video: Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon Detect-and-Avoid System Used to Track Pandemic Response Test Flight
Vigilant Aerospace Systems recently participated in a pandemic response test flight with Oklahoma State University and MaxQ on April 16th at the Oklahoma State University Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Station. The flights were led by the Oklahoma State University...
Video: COVID Operations – How drone companies are responding to help stop the Coronavirus pandemic
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli L. Epperson recently participated in a webinar hosted by the UAS Cluster Initiative (UAS CI) of Oklahoma and Kansas which featured a panel discussing "COVID Operations: How drone companies are responding to help stop the...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Joining a Panel of Speakers Discussing Drone Pandemic Response in a UAS Cluster Initiative Webinar
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been invited to present a webinar on "COVID Operations: How drone companies are responding to help stop the Coronavirus pandemic" at 1:00 PM CT on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Hosted by the UAS Cluster Initiative of Oklahoma and Kansas, the...
Vigilant Aerospace Uses Detect-and-Avoid System for Pandemic Response Drone Test Flight with Oklahoma State University and MaxQ
Vigilant Aerospace provided its FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management system to enable beyond visual line-of-sight capabilities for a demonstration flight of Oklahoma State University's (OSU) specially modified medical supply delivery drone on April...
Vigilant Aerospace Partners with Oklahoma State University in NASA Research Project on Weather Hazards and Drone Safety
Oklahoma State University's (OSU) research team, including Vigilant Aerospace, was selected by NASA for a new project to use real-time weather forecasting to improve flight safety for unmanned aircraft. The four-year research project will use Vigilant Aerospace's...
Vigilant Aerospace Expands in North Dakota, Launches Hiring Initiative for Developers, Managers
Vigilant Aerospace has announced the opening of a new office in North Dakota to take advantage of the high-quality aerospace and software engineering talent in the state and the state's emerging role as the "Silicon Valley" of drones. Vigilant Aerospace is a...