The Tech Tribune Features Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO in their Profile of a Founder Series
The Tech Tribune has just released the latest article in their "Profile of a Founder" series featuring an interview with Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli Epperson. The Profile of a Founder series is an exclusive interview series highlighting founders of tech...
Vigilant Aerospace Awarded FAA R&D Contract to Conduct Detect-and-Avoid Tests at Alaska UAS Test Site
Vigilant Aerospace has been awarded a contract under Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Solicitation Number 692M15-19-R-00020 Call 001 by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry out flight testing with multiple radar systems as inputs to the company’s...
Vigilant Aerospace’s Blog Named One of the Top Aerospace Websites to Follow in 2020
Vigilant Aerospace's blog was recently named as one of Feedspot's "Top 15 Aerospace Blogs and Websites to Follow in 2020." The list is published annually by Feedspot, a leading news aggregator with 400 million daily users, tracking for 200,000 blogs and 425...
The Tech Tribune Names Vigilant Aerospace as One of 2020 Best Tech Startups in Oklahoma
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is honored to be recognized by The Tech Tribune as one of the Best Oklahoma Tech Startups in their annual state-by-state listing of the most promising tech startups in the US. The Tech Tribune list, titled "2020 Best Tech Startups in...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ CEO Discusses Future of Commercial Drones and Industry Opportunities with The Oklahoman
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, recently spoke to Dale Denwalt [Dale on Twitter] at the The Oklahoman about the development of autonomous systems and the market opportunity for commercial drones in the state of Oklahoma. Some highlights from the...
Vigilant Aerospace Exhibiting, Participating in Oklahoma City Innovation District Autonomous Systems Symposium
*** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE *** Vigilant Aerospace has announced that it will be hosting a booth and that its CEO will be participating in the program for the upcoming Oklahoma City Innovation District Annual Symposium on Autonomous Systems...
Vigilant Aerospace Tests Radar, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Air Traffic Alerting with FlightHorizon in Latest Drone Flight with OSU
Vigilant Aerospace achieved several important milestones in the development of FlightHorizon, its safety system for unmanned aircraft, during its recent flight test with Oklahoma State University (OSU) on February 13. The flight is the second in a series of flights...
Vigilant Aerospace Signs New NASA Agreement Adding Military Use to Detect-and-Avoid System for Drones
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has signed a new license agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) extending the company's existing detect-and-avoid and radar technology patent licenses to include military aviation applications. This new license...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ 2019 Company Highlights
As we begin 2020, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the biggest news items from Vigilant Aerospace in 2019: 2019 Company News US State Department Commodity Jurisdiction Determination Obtained for Export of FlightHorizon Vigilant Aerospace Systems obtained a...
NASA Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Named a Top Aerospace Innovation of 2019 by Popular Science Magazine
Vigilant Aerospace Systems congratulates NASA and Lockheed Martin on the new low-boom supersonic aircraft, the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSSt), being selected by Popular Science Magazine as one of "The most impressive aerospace innovations of 2019." Vigilant...
New Video: Remote ID for Commercial UAS – What is it, How does it work, and Why does it matter?
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli Epperson recently presented a webinar titled "Remote ID for Commercial UAS: What is it, How does it work, and Why does it matter?" "Remote ID matters, first and foremost, as a national security and public safety issue. The idea...
Vigilant Aerospace Demonstrates FlightHorizon 2 in Autonomous 18-Mile Flight with Oklahoma State University
On October 8, 2019, Oklahoma State University (OSU) and Vigilant Aerospace Systems (Vigilant) conducted a demonstration flight utilizing OSU’s 13-mile beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) corridor east of Stillwater, Oklahoma. The demonstration was used to evaluate...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting Webinar on Remote ID for Commercial Unmanned Aircraft for SBA’s UAS Cluster Initiative
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is presenting a webinar titled "Remote ID for Commercial Unmanned Aircraft: What Is It, How Does It Work and Why Does It Matter?" The webinar will be on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 12:00 PM CT. Hosted by the UAS Cluster Initiative of...
New Video Published On Droneport Enablement Frequently Asked Questions
Are you interested in developing a droneport for your community? What are the initial considerations regarding systems, safety and authorizations at a new droneport? Vigilant Aerospace has recently published a 10-minute video answering many of the frequently asked...
The Tech Tribune Names Vigilant Aerospace Among Top Eight Tech Startups in Oklahoma City for 2020
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been named as one of the top eight technology startups in Oklahoma City by The Tech Tribune in their annual city-by-city listings of the most promising tech startups in major cities throughout the US. The list, titled "2020 Best Tech...
Vigilant Aerospace Discussing the Development of Droneports at Upcoming Seminar
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is joining unmanned aircraft systems professionals, drone service providers, economic development professionals, and entrepreneurs at the upcoming DronePort Network Seminar on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in Salina, Kansas. Vigilant Aerospace...
Vigilant Aerospace’s CEO Joins Panel on the Impact of Droneports on the UAS Industry at 2019 UAS Tech Forum
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is honored to be invited to join industry professionals in a panel discussion titled "Droneports, Redefining the UAS Industry" at the upcoming 2019 UAS Tech Forum event in Salina, Kansas on Thursday, August 22nd. The 2019 UAS Tech Forum is...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems and Oklahoma State University Awarded Grant for Autonomous Drone Safety Research & Development
Vigilant Aerospace Systems and the Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI) at Oklahoma State University (OSU) have been awarded a state research and development grant to help integrate radar into Vigilant's drone safety product, FlightHorizon. FlightHorizon...
Drone Industry Insights Lists Vigilant Aerospace as a Leading UAS Software Provider in New 2019 Report
For the second year in a row, Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been selected by Drone Industry Insights (DII) as one of the “most relevant” companies operating in the drone technology market in their recently published 2019 Drone Market Environment Map. Vigilant is...
Video: Central Role of Safety Systems in Droneport Development – Solving the Airspace Management Problem
Vigilant Aerospace was a sponsor and presenter at the recent DronePort Network Seminar "Unlocking the Potential in Your Community" produced by the DronePort Network as an AUVSI 2019 XPONENTIAL co-located event in Chicago, IL on April 29th. Vigilant Aerospace CEO,...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting Airspace Management for Droneports at 2019 AUVSI XPONENTIAL Event
Vigilant Aerospace Systems' CEO Kraettli Epperson is making a presentation titled "The Central Role of Flight Safety Systems and Airspace Management in Droneport Development," at the upcoming Droneport Seminar on Monday, April 29. The Droneport Seminar is a special...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins UAS Professionals at Upcoming Emerging Aviation Technology Conference
Vigilant Aerospace Systems will be joining unmanned aircraft systems industry professionals at the upcoming 2nd Annual Emerging Aviation Technology Conference hosted by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma this Thursday, April 18th in Durant, Oklahoma. The Emerging Aviation...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems Joins the New DronePort Network as Founding Member
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has announced that it has joined the new DronePort Network as a Founding Member. The new organization is focused on bringing resources together from communities, companies, entrepreneurs, and national sources to support the development of...
Video: Vigilant Aerospace Systems 2018 Year-in-Review
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is happy to share our 2018 Year-in-Review video, below. The company had an outstanding year with numerous milestones for our products, programs and flights. We are especially excited about the new beyond visual line-of-sight flights, NASA...
US State Department Commodity Jurisdiction Determination Obtained for Export of FlightHorizon GCS
Vigilant Aerospace is pleased to announce that we have obtained a Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) determination from the US Department of State for our FlightHorizon GCS product. This new determination, CJ 0370-18, allows the export of FlightHorizon GCS without the need...