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).
Media: Oklahoma City-based aerospace company advancing drone technology software
July 24, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY (OBV) – An Oklahoma drone technology company is making strides in creating advanced versions of its software, which will be used to develop a distributed detect-and-avoid and airspace management system. The company, Vigilant...
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.
Media: FlightHorizon Selected to Provide Airspace Management and Detect-and-Avoid for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon to provide airspace management for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 droneport
Vigilant Aerospaces’ FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon Chosen for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
The facility offers hangar and office space, with vertical takeoff pads for any type of rotary-wing aircraft. Additional space is devoted to aircraft refueling, parking, and an Osage Nation-owned 40-acre industrial park that will hopefully be devoted to advanced aerial manufacturing in the coming years. ` As a part of Skyway 36, the Nation has been on the hunt for traffic management systems, hoping to secure the local airspace and institute some kind of control scheme before it gets too crowded. They picked Flight Horizon to do the honors, an uncrewed traffic management system created by Vigilant Aerospace. The system will help bolster Skyway 36’s case as the premier “airport for drones” and later AAM aircraft.
Media: FlightHorizon Selected for Airspace Management at Skyway36
Vigilant Aerospace‘s FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a premier droneport in the United States, functioning as an “airport for drones” and accommodating larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, such as air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon Selected To Provide Airspace Management And Detect-And-Avoid For Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Vigilant Aerospaces’ FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon Selected to Provide Airspace Management and Detect-and-Avoid for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Skyway36 is the Osage Nation’s aerospace innovation zone, providing dedicated facilities for UAS flights. It is designed to support advanced air mobility and drone missions including survey drones, first responder drones, autonomous delivery aircraft and other missions. The facility includes a state-of-the-art UAS indoor test facility operated by Windshape, hangar and office space under development, a 3,000-foot runway suitable for larger, fixed-wing drones, and a certified helipad for both conventional helicopters and for new electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs).
Media: Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon Selected for Skyway36 Droneport in Tulsa
Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon system has been chosen as the airspace management solution for Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a prominent droneport in the U.S., functioning as an “airport for drones” and larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, including air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon enables BVLOS flight for uncrewed aircraft to scale safe operations
Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon to provide airspace management for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 droneport
Vigilant Aerospaces’ FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon to Provide Airspace Management and Detect-and-Avoid for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: FlightHorizon Selected to Provide Airspace Management and Detect-and-Avoid for Osage Nation’s Skyway36 Droneport
Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon airspace management and uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system has been selected as the airspace management system for the Skyway36 droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Skyway36 is a leading droneport in the United States and serves as an “airport for drones” and for larger Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, like air taxis.
Media: Rethink Vertical- By the UAS Cluster Initiative
May 30, 2024 Kraettli Epperson, CEO and Co-founder of Vigilant Aerospace Systems is back! If you missed the first part of the conversation, go back and listen to the July 20, 2023 episode because in this episode, Craig and Kraettli dive deeper into detect and avoid...
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...
Media: Vigilant Aerospace awarded OCAST (Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education) grant to develop Distributed Airspace Management System
Partners with Oklahoma State University to develop safe uncrewed aircraft traffic management capabilities Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has...
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.
Presentation: Integrating Wind and Weather Hazard Data into Airspace Management and UTM Systems at XPONENTIAL 2024
At XPONENTIAL 2024, Kraettli Epperson, CEO and co-founder of Vigilant Aerospace Systems, gave a presentation on the integration of weather and wind hazard data into airspace management systems for safer drone and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations.
Event: Vigilant Aerospace Participates in Panel Discussion at the 2024 Oklahoma National Guard C-UAS Symposium
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson (center) speaking at the 2024 Oklahoma National Guard C-UAS Symposium panel discussion. Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson participated in the Oklahoma National Guard Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (C-UAS)...
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...
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)...
Event: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Speaking on IP Commercialization Panel at TRAM Summit
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli L. Epperson speaking on a breakout panel at the TRAM Summit in Tulsa Oklahoma, October 3rd, 2023. Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson participated in a breakout panel at TRAM Summit in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 3rd....
Navigating the Future of Drones: Key Takeaways from the FAA Drone Symposium
Our CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, recently had the privilege of attending the FAA’s Drone Symposium and AAM Summit and reports that the future of unmanned systems looks brighter than ever. Hosted by the FAA in collaboration with AUVSI, this event combined the...
Houston Angel Network Hosting an Aerospace Engagement Event, Invites Vigilant Aerospace and Other Innovators to Present Solutions to Industry Challenges
Vigilant Aerospace CEO, Kraettli Epperson, will be speaking at the upcoming Aerospace Investment & Engagement event hosted by the Houston Angel Network (HAN) on October 27, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Vigilant Aerospace has been invited to present in the event’s...
Vigilant Aerospace CEO to Join Industry Experts on Two Panel Discussions at 2022 UAS Summit & Expo on Oct. 4
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson will be industry experts at the upcoming 2022 UAS Summit & Expo in Grand Forks, ND on Tuesday, October 4th in two different panel sessions. The first panel session begins at 1:30 PM CT, titled “Keeping the...
Video: Developing & Testing Fully Onboard Automatic Detect-and-Avoid for UAS & Advanced Air Mobility
Vigilant Aerospace’s CEO recently made a 30-minute presentation on testing onboard automatic detect-and-avoid systems for unmanned aircraft at the 2022 SAE AeroTech Conference in Pasadena, California. Titled “Developing and Testing Fully Onboard Automatic...
Vigilant Aerospace Speaking at Upcoming SAE AeroTech Conference, Discussing “Developing and Testing Fully Onboard Automatic DAA for UAS and Advanced Air Mobility”
Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson has been invited to join industry leaders as a speaker in the upcoming 2022 SAE AeroTech conference March 15-17 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Epperson’s presentation titled...
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...
Let’s Talk Detect-and-Avoid at XPONENTIAL 2021 Atlanta
Are you developing a beyond visual line-of-sight unmanned aircraft system or program? Vigilant Aerospace’s CEO led AUVSI’s XPONENTIAL 2021 panel discussion on new technologies for detect-and-avoid systems during the virtual event in May 2021, which is available to...
Presentation: Vigilant Aerospace CEO Participates in Virtual Panel Discussion at XPONENTIAL 2021
At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021, Vigilant Aerospace Systems CEO Kraettli L. Epperson participated in a virtual panel titled “New Technologies, Standards and Developments in the Delivery of Viable Detect-and-Avoid Systems for BVLOS Commercial UAS.” The session focused on what...
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 Presenting Recent Real-World BVLOS Unmanned Aircraft Flight Testing at UAS Summit & Expo
Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson will be presenting a technical overview and real-world case study from the company’s recent beyond visual line-of-sight drone flights using a multi-sensor detect-and-avoid system at the upcoming UAS Summit & Expo. The...
Vigilant Aerospace Presenting on 18-mile Autonomous Flight with Oklahoma State Univ. Utilizing FlightHorizon at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020 Virtual Event
Vigilant Aerospace’s CEO, Kraettli L. Epperson, has been invited to make a presentation on October 7th at the upcoming AUVSI XPONENTIAL conference on the company’s record-setting 18-mile fully autonomous drone flight carried out by the company with...
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 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...