Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Demonstrates Onboard Detect-and-Avoid with New FlightHorizon PILOT Developments and Flight Tests
Vigilant Aerospace has announced a new round of flight tests and real-world demonstrations of its FlightHorizon PILOT onboard detect-and-avoid (DAA) system, including new features and functions. The flights have included testing of a...
Media: FlightHorizon DEFENDER Featured in NBC DFW Investigation on Detecting Drone Threats at Major Events, World Cup
“NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Investigates” recently featured Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ FlightHorizon DEFENDER in a report on counter- uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) technology and drone threats ahead of FIFA World Cup matches in Texas. The report...
Event: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Serves on MITRE Cybersecurity Panel at XPONENTIAL 2026
Kraettli L. Epperson, seated 2nd from the right, on the MITRE panel “Cyber Trust: Securing Command and Control and Operational Technology as Drones & AAM Move In” at XPONENTIAL 2026. Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson served as an...
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Supports National Guard Emergency Management Exercise at Camp Grafton
A drone launch at a previous North Dakota National Guard Training Exercise. Courtesy: DVIDS Vigilant Aerospace Systems supported a National Guard emergency management exercise at Camp Grafton Training Center near Devils Lake, North Dakota last week. The exercise...
Media: Techne Connect Podcast Features Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson
In a recent episode of the Techne Connect podcast, Joe Reed spoke with Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO and co-founder Kraettli L. Epperson about his path from early internet startups to building aviation safety technology for autonomous aircraft. Epperson described a...
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...
Media: What Would The World Miss if Vigilant Aerospace Systems Didn’t Exist?
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson spoke with DroneScript about what the autonomous aviation industry would miss if Vigilant Aerospace did not exist. The article makes the case that Vigilant helped turn autonomous safety from a collection of sensors into a...
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...
Announcement: Vigilant Aerospace Demonstrates FlightHorizon TEMPO for Military UAS Training at UND Aerospace
Vigilant Aerospace Systems demonstrated FlightHorizon TEMPO, its airspace management system, integrating with surveillance radar and other sensors in support of military drone flights during a recent demonstration at UND Aerospace’s Gorman Field. The July 16...
Analysis: Safety in numbers – Standards-compliant multi-sensor detect-and-avoid
I’ve listened to many customers describe the type of Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) needs they have for their concept of operations (ConOps), usually pausing to ask about their existing knowledge of DAA and generally hearing responses that are informed by “industry knowledge.” While most of the community working in the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) industry is well-informed, there are recurring themes that would benefit from the subtle distinction about what is, and importantly, what is not DAA.
Media: Vigilant Aerospace Selected for US Air Force EWAAC Contract as Preferred Vendor for Uncrewed Airspace Management
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