Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Deploys Airspace Safety System with Radars at Oklahoma Air & Space Port
Radar detecting aircraft at Clinton-Sherman Airport, supporting FlightHorizon TEMPO’s comprehensive view of the surrounding airspace. BURNS FLAT, OK March 31st, 2026 — Vigilant Aerospace has installed a FlightHorizon TEMPO airspace management system with...
Video: Manager of Advanced Air Mobility Outlines the Future of AAM and UAS in Oklahoma
Doug Wood, State Manager for Advanced Air Mobility, addressing an Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics commission meeting, January 21st, 2026 In a recent Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) commission meeting, Doug Wood, State Manager...
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Awarded Contract to Advance Civilian Version of Onboard Detect-and-Avoid System for Uncrewed Aircraft
Oklahoma City, OK (2026) – Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been awarded a new $1M year-long project to develop a civilian version of the company’s award-winning onboard collision avoidance system for drones. The onboard “detect-and-avoid” (DAA) system...
Media: The Droning Company Spotlights Vigilant Aerospace’s Year in Review 2025
The Droning Company recently republished a selection from Vigilant Aerospace’s Year in Review 2025 to their readership. The Year in Review 2025 release summarizes key themes and milestones, and outlines several drivers shaping 2026, including integrated airspace...
Video: Executive Director of ODAA on Vigilant Aerospace Radar Infrastructure at Oklahoma Spaceport
Multiple DeTect radars provide a 2D and 3D scan of the airspace surrounding Clinton-Sherman Airport During contract amendment discussion at an Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics meeting, ODAA Executive Director Grayson Ardies outlined the strategic role...
Vigilant Aerospace Year In Review 2025
As we reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026, we are energized by the momentum across the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) industries. The past year marked a clear inflection point as the sector continued its accelerated shift toward...
Media: Vigilant Aerospace Selected for US Air Force EWAAC Contract as Preferred Vendor for Uncrewed Airspace Management
Multi-Sensor Traffic Management Solution FlightHorizon Provides New Capabilities for Next Generation of Warfighters
Announcement: State of Oklahoma Launches First Investment in Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure
Lays Foundation for Long-Range Drone Flights and Extending State’s Autonomous Flight Leadership.
Announcement: UND Aerospace partners with Vigilant to advance UAS education, research, training
Vigilant Aerospace will provide training for UND Aerospace students and faculty.
Announcement: Update on the Vigilant Aerospace Detect-and-Avoid Project for the Air Force Research Lab
Last October Vigilant Aerospace kicked off a groundbreaking project for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Pushes Technical Frontiers with Multi-Radar Detect-and-Avoid Development and Field Testing with OCAST
The Vigilant Aerospace project with OCAST to develop a distributed detect-and-avoid and airspace management system continues to advance as the company completes multiple field tests of increasingly advanced versions of its FlightHorizon software.
Announcement: FlightHorizon Selected to Provide Airspace Management and Detect-and-Avoid for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Enables Beyond Visual Line of Sight Flight for Uncrewed Aircraft to Scale Safe Operations Tulsa, OK (June 4, 2024) – Vigilant Aerospaces’ FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management...
Vigilant Aerospace Awarded OCAST Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System with OAIRE
Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System.
Partners with Oklahoma State University to develop safe uncrewed aircraft traffic management capabilities.
DronePort Network Announces Strategic Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace to Provide Airspace Management at Drone Ports across the US
Advanced air traffic surveillance, detect-and-avoid and uncrewed traffic management required for growth of autonomous flight Oklahoma City, OK (April 9, 2024) – Vigilant Aerospace, a leading developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for...
2023 Year in Review with Vigilant Aerospace and a Preview of 2024 Innovations and Projects
As we reach the end of 2023, Vigilant Aerospace is taking a moment to reflect on what has been a historic period for the autonomous systems industry and a momentous year for the company. After waiting several years for signs that the UAS and AAM industry were reaching...
Presentation: Vigilant Aerospace CEO presents on onboard DAA systems for large UAS at UAS Summit and Expo 2023
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson Presenting at UAS Summit & Expo on October 10th, 2023 At the 2023 UAS Summit & Expo, Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson outlined how “detect-and-avoid” (DAA) systems are evolving to support...
Vigilant Aerospace Discusses Commercializing NASA-Licensed DAA Technology at TRAM Summit 2023
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson speaking at the 2023 TRAM Summit in Tulsa Oklahoma, October 3rd, 2023 Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson joined a breakout panel at the 2023 TRAM Summit in Tulsa focused on how emerging aviation technologies...
Vigilant Aerospace Awarded Contract to Develop Detect-and-Avoid System for the US Air Force’s New Long-Endurance UAS
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc., a provider of multi-sensor detect-and-avoid safety systems for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM), announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to develop a detect-and-avoid system for...
Press: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Featured in UAS Magazine Podcast Ahead of UAS Summit & Expo Panel Appearance
Vigilant Aerospace CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, was featured in the recent UAS Magazine podcast ahead of his upcoming appearance at the upcoming UAS Summit & Expo in Grand Forks, ND on October 10. He will be speaking at 10:40am discussing the future of UAS collision...
Vigilant Aerospace’s Zach Peterson Joins AUVSI Great Plains Board of Directors
Vigilant Aerospace Systems Director of Business Development Zach Peterson has joined the board of directors for the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI) Great Plains Chapter. AUVSI is an industry association for uncrewed systems,...
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson Appointed to Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Subcommittee
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson has joined the Emerging Aviation Technology Subcommittee of the Governor’s Oklahoma Advanced Mobility Council, adding the company’s experience in uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) safety, “detect-and-avoid” (DAA), and...
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Systems Joins Oklahoma Defense Industry Association
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has joined the Oklahoma Defense Industry Association (ODIA), expanding its role in Oklahoma’s aerospace and defense ecosystem and bringing its expertise in uncrewed aircraft system safety, airspace management, and detect-and-avoid (DAA)...
Press: Vigilant Aerospace Named Aerospace Innovator of the Year 2023 by 405 Business Magazine
Vigilant Aerospace is delighted to share that we have been named Aerospace Innovator of the Year 2023 by 405 Business Magazine for the State of Oklahoma. The announcement was made in an article in the August 1, 2023 edition and includes a full interview with the...
Presentation: Vigilant Aerospace CEO presents on Integrating Detect-and-Avoid at XPONENTIAL 2023
Kraettli Epperson presenting at the Innovation Theater at XPONENTIAL 2023 Integrating Multi-Sensor Active Detect-and-Avoid Systems with UTM for a Comprehensive Safety System Enabling UAM/AAM The future of aerospace is evolving rapidly, and with the advent of Urban Air...
Vigilant Aerospace Discusses DoD Intellectual Property Frameworks at AFWERX Industry Days
Vigilant Aerospace Systems presented on intellectual property (IP) considerations for companies working with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) during AFWERX Industry Days, focusing on the policies, agreement structures, and licensing issues that shape defense...
Vigilant Aerospace Hosts Demonstration Day with Oklahoma State University Featuring FlightHorizon
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading provider of multi-sensor, standards-compliant detect-and-avoid (DAA) and airspace management systems for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) hosted a live Demonstration Day on December 2, 2022 at Oklahoma State University’s...
Vigilant Aerospace Supports RIMPAC 22 Maritime Exercise with FlightHorizon COMMANDER for Historic UAS Flights
SAN DIEGO (August 2, 2022) – Vigilant Aerospace announced on Tuesday that it has provided a demonstration FlightHorizon COMMANDER airspace management system to the US Air Force in support of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise, currently going on in Hawaii...
Vigilant Aerospace’s Zach Peterson Elected as NDIA Northern Tier Chapter Vice President
Zach Peterson, Business Development Director for Vigilant Aerospace Systems Vigilant Aerospace Systems Director of Business Development Zach Peterson has been selected as Vice President of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Northern Tier Chapter. The...
Pierce Aerospace Announces Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace, Integrating Remote ID into NASA Licensed Flight Safety Technologies
April 18, 2022, Indianapolis, IN — Pierce Aerospace announced a partnership with Vigilant Aerospace Systems today to integrate Pierce Aerospace’s Flight Portal Remote ID technologies into Vigilant’s FlightHorizon airspace management and flight safety products....
NASA Armstrong, Researcher and Vigilant Aerospace Win NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year Award
NASA has announced this week that the technology licensed to Vigilant Aerospace and used in the company’s FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management product has won NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year 2021 award. The winning technology was...
SBA’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Cluster Initiative Appoints Vigilant Aerospace CEO as Co-Chair of Advisory Council
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Cluster Initiative (UASCI) has recently launched a new Private Industry Advisory Council and appointed Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson and Dr. Jamey Jacob, Director of Oklahoma...
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...
Aviation Week 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,...
Presentation: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Shares Real-World Detect-and-Avoid Testing Insights at the Business of Automated Mobility Forum
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson recently presented at the 2021 Business of Automated Mobility (BAM) Forum, a virtual event co-hosted by SAE International and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) on June 23...
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...
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...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson Moderates Detect-and-Avoid Panel At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021
At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021, Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson moderated an industry panel focused on detect-and-avoid systems for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) commercial uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). The session examined why detect-and-avoid...
Announcement: Launch of Radar Testing Program with ACUASI in Fairbanks
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has formally launched a radar testing program at the Alaska UAS Test Site. The program is conducted in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI). The...
Vigilant Aerospace Demonstrates GroundAware GA9120 Long-Range Radar at Casselton Airport
Vigilant Aerospace Systems was in North Dakota this week testing their GroundAware GA9120 Long-Range Radar at Casselton Airport. with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS). The field work included collaboration with NPUASTS Executive Director Nick Flom, Chris...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vigilant Aerospace Partners with Oklahoma State University in NASA Research Project on Weather Hazards and Drone Safety
Vigilant Aerospace Systems and Oklahoma State University’s (OSU) research team were 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...
Announcement: 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...
Media: 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...
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...
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...
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...
Video: NASA Flight Research Programs Use FlightHorizonX for Supersonic Tracking and Airspace Logging
Courtesy: NASA/Lauren Hughes Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ FlightHorizon airspace management software has been used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to track and log flight activity for multiple research efforts, including the agency’s...
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...
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...
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...
Vigilant Aerospace Systems and Oklahoma State University Awarded OCAST Grant for Radar Integration in FlightHorizon
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 support the integration of radar into Vigilant Aerospace’s detect-and-avoid and airspace...
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...
Video: FlightHorizon Provides Airspace Awareness for Oklahoma State University Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight Flights Under New FAA Authorization
Vigilant Aerospace recently participated in the first unmanned aircraft flight under a new FAA certificate of authorization (COA) allowing for beyond visual line-of-sight flights within a 13-mile corridor based out of the Oklahoma State University Unmanned Aircraft...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Talks to Xconomy About the Growth and Future of the Commercial Drone Industry
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson recently spoke to Angela Shah at Xconomy about the growth and development of the unmanned aircraft industry and the future of autonomous technology. The article featured comments from Epperson on a few of Vigilant Aerospace...
Video: 2018 North Dakota Integration Pilot Program Flights Over People with FlightHorizon Airspace Monitoring
Vigilant Aerospace recently participated in UAS Integration Pilot Program unmanned aircraft flights over people at the Sept. 29, 2018 football tailgate at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota. The flights were led by the North Dakota Department of Transportation and...
Vigilant Aerospace Uses FlightHorizon to Monitor Airspace for North Dakota UAS IPP Flight-Over-People with FAA Observation
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. has successfully participated in a ground-breaking unmanned aircraft flight that helps to pave the way for routine flights over people, a major milestone in the development of commercial drone regulations and the use of unmanned...
North Dakota IPP Flights Over FargoDome Tailgate to Help Build Safety Case for Flights Over People
As a member of the North Dakota Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team, Vigilant Aerospace Systems will provide airspace monitoring and situational awareness for the upcoming “flights-over-people” operations to occur on Saturday, Sept....
NASA Uses FlightHorizonX to Track Experimental Transponder for Supersonic Flights, New FAA Standards
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ FlightHorizonX detect-and-avoid and airspace management system is actively being used in new round of supersonic flight tests conducted by NASA with the agency’s F/A-18 research aircraft. Bob Hunte, an engineer at Applied...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting FlightHorizon Airspace Management for Integration Pilot Program Operations at Alaska “North to the Future” Event
Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ Integration Pilot Program (IPP) partners from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are launching their IPP operations with announcements on regulatory progress and presentations from IPP partners at the annual Alaska UAS Interest...
Alaska IPP Team to Focus on Building Safety Case for 24/7 Pipeline Monitoring and Long-Range Surveying
Vigilant Aerospace has partnered with the Alaska Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) team, led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, to provide real-time situational awareness, airspace safety and detect-and-avoid services to the team using...
Video: “New Models for Integration of UAS Into the NAS: Airspace Management as a Service” – a 2018 UAS Summit & Expo Presentation
Vigilant Aerospace was a sponsor and presenter at the recent 2018 UAS Summit & Expo produced by UAS Magazine and held in Grand Forks, ND this past week. Vigilant Aerospace CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, presented “New Models for Integration of Unmanned Aircraft...
“Airspace Safety: Managing the Systems that Ensure Flight Safety in DronePort Environments,” Vigilant Aerospace Presenting at Inaugural Meeting of DronePort Network
Vigilant Aerospace will be the featured presenter at the inaugural meeting of the new DronePort Network, to be held at 2PM on Wednesday, September 12 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The DronePort Network is a new US trade organization designed to aid individuals and groups...
Vigilant Aerospace Looks Forward to Release of FlightHorizon 2.0, New Capabilities
As we eagerly anticipate the release of our FlightHorizon 2.0 platform, we wanted to highlight a few of the changes that have us so excited. FlightHorizon 2.0 is more than an update to FlightHorizon 1.0. It is a complete re-write and re-architecture of the software,...
Vigilant Aerospace Moderating Panel on Cybersecurity, Sponsoring, and Exhibiting at UAS Tech Forum 2018, September 12-13
Vigilant Aerospace will be moderating a panel on drones and cybersecurity and exhibiting at the upcoming UAS Tech Forum 2018 and has also announced a sponsorship of the event’s organizer, the US Small Business Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems...
New NASA Report Highlights Aerospace Projects Utilizing FlightHorizon
A new NASA report profiles three projects in which the agency has used Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon software to (1) demonstrate detect-and-avoid capabilities to advance integration of unmanned aircraft into the US national airspace; (2) help in development...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins ASTM Unmanned Aircraft Systems Committee
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been invited to join industry experts on the ASTM F38 Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management system provides critical airspace awareness and...
A Look at the UAS Integration Pilot Program – What’s Next?
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have announced the Integration Pilot Program Lead Participants (or “Lead Participants”) for the UAS Integration Pilot Program (UIPP). We were excited to announce this...
Vigilant Aerospace to Provide FlightHorizon for Airspace Safety to Multiple FAA Unmanned Aircraft Integration Pilot Programs
Vigilant Aerospace is providing detect-and-avoid and airspace management solutions using its FlightHorizon product to two of the ten winning Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Programs (UIPP) announced today by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and US...
Vigilant Aerospace Adds Business Development Manager, National Sales Office in North Dakota
Vigilant Aerospace is pleased to announce the launch of our new national sales office located in North Dakota and the addition of Business Development Manager Ryan Aasheim. “The UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] industry is entering a phase of rapid expansion and a...
Vigilant Aerospace Joins AUVSI Great Plains Chapter Leadership Team
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has joined the leadership team of the Great Plains chapter of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). This follows Vigilant Aerospace’s expansion into North Dakota and supports regional collaboration on safe,...
FlightHorizon Selected by NASA Commercial Supersonic Technology Program 2018-2019 for Airspace Situational Awareness, Flight Logging
FlightHorizon COMMANDER has been selected by the Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) 2018-2019 development program at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center to provide airspace situational awareness and detailed flight logging of research flights. FlightHorizon...
FlightHorizon Used by NASA and DLR in Flights over Germany for Airspace Safety, Flight Logging and Real-Time Flight Formation
FlightHorizon was recently selected and used to provide airspace management, safety, detailed flight logging, and real-time flight formation management for the “NASA-DLR Multidisciplinary Airborne Experiment” (ND-MAX) research flights headed by the...
Vigilant Aerospace End-of-Year 2017 Review Video (2 min. 30 sec)
Vigilant Aerospace is delighted to share a quick video about what the team accomplished in 2017, including a tremendous amount of product development, flight programs, and industry engagement. Check out our End-of-Year 2017 Review video (2 min. 30 sec.) for a look...
Vigilant Aerospace Closes Investment Round with Venture Capital Fund The Flying Object and Kluz Ventures
Vigilant Aerospace has announced a new investment from Kluz Ventures, through its commercial drone and robotics fund The Flying Object. The Flying Object (TFO) makes investments into US and international unmanned aerial systems technology and service companies that...
Vigilant Aerospace Registers to Provide FlightHorizon to FAA’s UAS Integration Pilot Program (UIPP) Applicants
Vigilant Aerospace has registered as an Interested Party in the FAA’s new UAS Integration Pilot Program (UIPP), which is designed to allow state, local and tribal governments in the US to create Innovation Zones in which advanced UAS operations can be carried out and...
Oklahoma Venture Forum: Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Embraces Disruption
Vigilant Aerospace CEO, Kraettli Epperson, recently spoke to the Oklahoma Venture Forum (OVF) about the company, its product and the future of unmanned aircraft in the US. Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon product helps to integrate unmanned aircraft into the...
Beyond Line-of-Sight List Updated with New Long Range Commercial Drones
Vigilant Aerospace has released its Q4 2017 edition of the Beyond Line-of-Sight Drone List and this latest edition is available for download now. The list was initially announced and first published earlier this year and contains a complete list of all commercial...
FlightHorizon Used in NASA SonicBAT Research Flights for Situational Awareness, Airspace Logging
Vigilant Aerospace is excited to announce that FlightHorizon is being used in a major research project conducted by NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California in conjunction with NASA Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida to measure the effect...