Unmanned Systems Technology recently covered Vigilant Aerospace Systems’ deployment of its FlightHorizon TEMPO airspace management system at the Oklahoma Air & Space Port in Burns Flat, Oklahoma. The article reports that the installation combines long-range radar and transponder receiver data to provide broad-area airspace awareness, automated detect-and-avoid functions, real-time traffic display, and flight logging to support safer autonomous aircraft testing without relying on chase aircraft for every mission. It also notes that the deployment is part of a multi-year effort with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) to help establish the site as a national test location for military and civilian autonomous aircraft.
The article also highlights the scale and planned growth of the system, stating that three DeTect surveillance radars are already installed, with four more planned to expand coverage from about 5,000 to 10,000 square kilometers. According to the article, the expanded infrastructure is intended to support beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) testing, long-distance flight validation, and future aerospace missions at the site, including support for advanced uncrewed aircraft and spacecraft testing. Read the full article on Unmanned Systems Technology for more details on the deployment and its role in Oklahoma’s broader autonomous aerospace strategy.
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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