In Uncrewed Systems Technology, Nick Flaherty outlines how Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) is evolving to enable routine, safe coordination of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in low-altitude airspace, particularly for operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). It highlights the role of data sharing, sense-and-avoid capabilities, integration with broader airspace systems, and regulatory efforts to standardize performance and safety for large-scale UAV operations. Flaherty writes in part,
“Today’s UAV designs require sense and avoid systems, and broader links with UTM systems for beyond line-of-sight operations.”
The article uses Vigilant Aerospace’s FlightHorizon airspace management software and multi-sensor detect-and-avoid ecosystem as an example of successful UTM deployment.
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Vigilant Aerospace is the leading developer of multi-sensor detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The company’s product, FlightHorizon, is based on two NASA patents and uses data from multiple sources to display a real-time picture of the air traffic around a UAS and to provide automatic avoidance maneuvers to prevent collisions. The software is designed to meet industry technical standards, to provide automatic safety and to allow UAS to safely fly beyond the sight of the pilot. The software has won multiple industry awards and the company has had contracts and users at NASA, the FAA, the U.S. Department of Defense and with a variety of drone development programs. Visit our website at www.VigilantAerospace.com