Vigilant Aerospace CEO Talks About the Future of Autonomous Systems with Oklahoma Magazine
Vigilant Aerospace Systems was recently featured in an article by Oklahoma Magazine (OKMag.com) on commercial drone integration into the U.S. national airspace. From the article: "Our system provides the capability to detect-and-avoid aircraft and gives unmanned...
FAA Releases 2016 Drone Sighting Incidents Report
The FAA has announced the release of their 2016 drone sightings incident report, covering February through September, 2016: FAA Releases Updated Drone Sighting Reports The prior report, released in 2016, covered the same period in 2015. Comparing the two periods, the...
New 90-second Video: NASA Beyond Line-of-Sight Detect-and-Avoid Flight Tests of FlightHorizon
We've published a new, short video (90 seconds) about the beyond line-of-sight, detect-and-avoid flight tests of FlightHorizon conducted in December at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Click "play" below to start the video! ...
FlightHorizon Recognized by FLC with National Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
Vigilant Aerospace, Cimarron Capital Partners, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Armstrong Flight Research Center (NASA AFRC) are being honored by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) with the nation's highest technology transfer recognition,...
Industry Reacts to FlightHorizon BLOS Tests at NASA
Vigilant Aerospace recently announced the successful completion of beyond visual line-of-sight testing of the latest version of the FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid system for unmanned aircraft. The tests were conducted in NASA Armstrong's controlled airspace by...
Vigilant Aerospace Completes Beyond Line-of-Sight UAS Detect-and-Avoid Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong
Vigilant Aerospace has completed successful beyond line-of-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid, airspace management system for unmanned aircraft at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The tests demonstrated the...
Vigilant Aerospace BLOS Drone List Featured in DroneLife
DroneLife.com, a leading commercial drone news source, covered the release of Vigilant Aerospace's Beyond Line-of-Sight Drone List. Excerpt from the article: “We believe that the future of unmanned aircraft in the US has arrived, and only a few obstacles remain for...
Vigilant Aerospace Releases List of Commercial Drones for Beyond Line-of-Sight
Vigilant Aerospace officially announced the release of a drone list featuring commercial drones available in the US capable of beyond line-of-sight operations. Here is the full text of the announcement: Press Announcement - Vigilant Aerospace Releases List of...
FAA Grants Beyond Line-of-Sight COA to Vigilant Aerospace Testing Partner
The Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Site in North Dakota, an official test site for the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence program (ASSURE), is the first UAS test site to be granted a FAA...
Vigilant Aerospace Selected to Present at 2017 Rice Alliance IT and Web Venture Forum
Vigilant Aerospace has been selected to present at the upcoming Rice Alliance Information Technology and Web Venture Forum on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Rice University in Houston, Texas. The event is organized by the Rice Alliance, a nationally-recognized...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins FAA’s ASSURE Program for Unmanned Flight Safety
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has become a testing and research partner in the FAA's ASSURE program for unmanned aircraft safety, including the development and testing of detect-and-avoid and beyond visual line-of-sight flight systems. This announcement comes after...
Vigilant Aerospace Closes Investment Round with TONIC Fund
Vigilant Aerospace announced today that the company has closed an investment from TONIC Fund of Fayettville, Arkansas. Here is the full text of the announcement: Press Announcement - VAS Closes Investment Round with TONIC Fund - December 12 2016 [PDF] Vigilant...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins National TechHire Initiative as Oklahoma City Partner
Vigilant Aerospace announced today that it has partnered with the newly announced TechHire Initiative in Oklahoma City to support the expansion of the technology industry and give more people access to high-paying tech jobs. Here is the full text of the...
Remarks from UTM 2016 on the Future of Industry Innovation
Our CEO and co-founder, Kraettli L. Epperson, recently spoke at the Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Convention 2016 on the panel titled "The Future of Industry Innovation to Enable UTM." The panel featured several leaders in the unmanned aircraft industry: Panel...
Latest Flight Test with FlightHorizon
As a part of ongoing research and development, Vigilant Aerospace completed an informal test flight on Friday, Nov. 18 at Wiley Post airport in Oklahoma City. This flight was primarily a shakedown test of several recent improvements to FlightHorizon in advance of our...
Vigilant Aerospace Education Partner Program Now Accepting Applications
We have just opened our new Certified Education Partner Program. To further promote a safe national airspace, we are now seeking to partner with professional education organizations to provide training in flight safety, aircraft management and maintenance, manned and...
Vigilant Aerospace to Speak on The Future of Industry Innovation at UTM 2016
Vigilant Aerospace CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, will be a featured panelist at the upcoming Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) 2016 conference in Syracuse, NY on November 9, 2016. The conference, in its second year, is organized by NASA and the unmanned aviation industry...
FlightHorizon Beta Test Program for Flight Testing Now Accepting Applications
The Beta Test Program has now expired, but you can contact us to sign up for a subscription or coordinate a demonstration here. Vigilant Aerospace Systems is excited to announce the FlightHorizon Beta Test Program is open and accepting applications. Free, Early...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting at INNOTECH Oklahoma Beta Summit
Vigilant Aerospace is presenting at the upcoming 11th Annual INNOTECH Oklahoma Conference Beta Summit sponsored by InterWorks, Inc. on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in Oklahoma City. INNOTECH is Oklahoma's largest business and technology expo featuring Keynote Speaker...
Vigilant Aerospace Partners with NASA in Space Act Agreement to Demonstrate Detect-and-Avoid Technology
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to further develop, test, and integrate the NASA patented Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) technology with transponders available on the market. Under the agreement, Vigilant...
Vigilant Aerospace to Demo FlightHorizon Detect-and-Avoid at the 2016 Innovation Conference & Showcase
On Thursday, October 13th, Vigilant Aerospace will join over 600 innovation experts, technologist, and industry executives at the Innovation Conference & Showcase (IC&S) in Houston, Texas. The event features high-tech startups in information technology,...
FLC Far West Recognizes FlightHorizon as 2016 Outstanding Commercialization Success
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, and Cimarron Capital Partners were honored with the award for Outstanding Commercialization Success by the Federal Labs Consortium (FLC) Far West Region at an awards ceremony in September 2016 for the...
Vigilant Aerospace to Present at Houston Technology Collaboration Center Remote Sensing Technologies Event
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, is participating in a panel discussion at the upcoming Technology Collaboration Center Remote Sensing Technologies event at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on October 12, 2016. The event, sponsored...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting at the Accelerate the Heartland Venture Pitch
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, is participating in the Venture Pitch segment of the premier Accelerate the Heartland event in Wichita, Kansas on October 5th, 2016. The event features Keynote Speaker Victor W. Hwang, Vice President of...
Reseller Partner Program Announced for FlightHorizon Detect-and-Avoid Software
We are very happy to announce our new Certified Reseller Partner Program preview. The Certified Reseller Partner Program is designed to provide trusted technical advisers who agree to sell our FlightHorizon product to their customers with an easy way to receive high...