Media: Vigilant Aerospace and OSU’s Pioneering Uncrewed Traffic Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems partners with Oklahoma State University to develop advanced traffic management capabilities. This collaboration, underpinned by a substantial grant from OCAST, promises to redefine air traffic safety and efficiency, setting a new standard for autonomous aerial operations.
Media: Vigilant Aerospace Gets Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, a developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Media: Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Press: Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Press: Vigilant awarded grant by OAIRE to develop distributed detect-and-avoid system
Vigilant Aerospace Systems has been awarded a USD500,000 grant as part of a nearly USD1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Press: Vigilant Aerospace Awarded OCAST Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Press: Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.
Press: DronePort Network announces strategic partnership with Vigilant Aerospace
Vigilant Aerospace, a developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones), has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide airspace management (ASM), detect-and-avoid (DAA),...
Press: DronePort Network Announces Strategic Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace to Provide Airspace Management at Drone Ports across the US
Vigilant Aerospace, a leading developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones), has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management (ASM),...
Press: DronePort Network Announces Collaboration with Vigilant Aerospace
Droneport Network, a system integration and infrastructure developer for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), announced this week a collaboration with Vigilant Aerospace, a builder of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for drones, reports a press release....
Press: DronePort Network Announces Strategic Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace to Provide Airspace Management at Drone Ports across the US
Vigilant Aerospace, a leading developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones), has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management (ASM), Detect-and-Avoid...
Press: Companies Partner for Airspace Management at U.S. Drone Ports
DronePort Network, a leading innovator in detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones), announced Vigilant Aerospace as a key strategic partner. This partnership aims to integrate Airspace...
Press: Vigilant Aerospace and DronePort Network team for airspace management at US drone ports
Vigilant Aerospace has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management, Detect-and-Avoid, and Unmanned Traffic Management for future drone port projects throughout the United States. Read the full article...
Press: DronePort Network Announces Strategic Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace to Provide Airspace Management at US Drone Ports
Vigilant Aerospace, a leading developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones), has announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management (ASM), Detect-and-Avoid...
Press: Partnership to Ensure Advanced Air Traffic Surveillance at US Drone Ports
Aerospace infrastructure development company DronePort Network is joining forces with airspace management specialist Vigilant Aerospace for advanced situational awareness at future drone port projects throughout the US. Read the article...
Press: DronePort Network and Vigilant Aerospace to Manage Airspace at Drone Ports Across US
Vigilant Aerospace, a developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems, has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management (ASM), Detect-and-Avoid (DAA), and Unmanned...
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...
Media: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Discusses BVLOS and Detect-and-Avoid on Rethink Vertical
On July 20, 2023, Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli Epperson appeared on the Rethink Vertical podcast to discuss beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations and ‘detect-and-avoid’ (DAA) technology. Hosted by Craig Mahaney, the podcast...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Quoted in Crunchbase Article: “21 Early-Stage Drone Companies To Watch Out For (Literally)”
The latest article on the unmanned aircraft industry in Crunchbase quotes Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson in the first few lines. The article, “21 Early-Stage Drone Companies To Watch Out For (Literally),” cites the company’s expertise in...
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...
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...
Digital Circuit Reviews the New DJI Proposal on Traffic Management and References FlightHorizon
Digital Circuit published an article on Sept. 23rd about DJI’s new white paper, Unmanned Traffic Self-Management: How Smart Drones Will Find Their Own Way In the Airspace, which proposes simplified unmanned traffic management by means of radio transponders. The...
Vigilant Aerospace Featured in Crunchbase Article on Technology’s Role in Disaster Response
Vigilant Aerospace was recently featured in a Crunchbase News article “How Tech Helped Kick Ass During Hurricane Harvey” by Mary Ann Azevedo about how technology, including drones, was used to help in response efforts after Hurricane Harvey impacted the...
NASA Engineer & Inventor of Patent Behind FlightHorizon Discusses UAS Innovation
Ricardo Arteaga, NASA Research Engineer and inventor of the patented NASA technology behind our FlightHorizon product, was recently interviewed for the “Innovator Spotlight” series published by NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. During the interview,...
The Drone Analyst Calls FlightHorizon the Less Complex and Readily Available Solution for Airspace Conflict Management
Colin Snow, the “Drone Analyst,” who publishes research on unmanned aircraft systems at SkyLogic Research and is a top-billed columnist at DroneLife, published an analysis on March 10th in DroneLife about AirMap’s new proposal to issue digital...
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...
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 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...
FlightHorizon Platform One of Top Four Ground-Breaking Air Navigation Technologies
The technology behond Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon product, based on NASA’s patent #9,405,005, has been named one of “four new ground-breaking technologies which will take the air navigation to the next step” by GreyB, a top international patent services firm....
UST News Reports on Vigilant Aerospace Partnership with NASA on UAS Traffic Management (UTM)
On August 5, 2016, Unmanned Systems Technology (UST) News reported our new partnership with NASA on development and testing of the new UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. Excerpt from the article: The partnership allows the company to integrate UTM flight plans and...
Press: Vigilant Aerospace featured in DroneLife article on top UAS industry states
Vigilant Aerospace was featured in this week’s frontpage article in DroneLife magazine about the top three states in the US for the drone industry. The article, The Top 3 Drone Friendly States May Surprise You, by Miriam McNabb, included interviews and brief...
Analysis: Vigilant Aerospace featured in Tech Transfer Analysis by Fuentek
Vigilant Aerospace’s recent licensing of NASA’s patented sense-and-avoid technologies for unmanned aircraft was aided by several NASA subcontractors who serve the agency in the capacity of tech-transfer and subject-matter experts. One of these companies,...
Press: Aerospace startup licenses crash-prevention technology from NASA
The Oklahoman has published a feature story in the Business Section on the launch of Vigilant Aerospace Systems in Oklahoma City. From the story: Aerospace startup licenses crash-prevention technology from NASA “One of the most exciting things that we are doing...
Press: Int’l Defence, Security and Tech Reviews Sense and Avoid Technologies
IDST: International Defence, Security and Technology, published a detailed report on March 7, 2016 regarding the current state of sense and avoid technologies for unmanned aircraft flight automation, including review of Vigilant Aerospace’s recent licensing of...
Press: Aviation International Analyzes FAA Strategy in Light of Vigilant Aerospace License
In a March 1, 2016 article on integration of commercial unmanned aircraft into the US national airspace, Aviation International News, a leading industry publication, has offered this analysis of the FAA’s current strategy: Excerpt from the article: As the FAA...
Press: Media Coverage of Our Launch and Licensing Agreement with NASA
The announcement of our company launch and the licensing agreement with NASA have been widely reported in the media over the last week: NASA Licenses New Communication Technology for Unmanned Aircraft – SpaceRef – Feb. 26, 2016 NASA has signed a license...