The Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) has partnered with uAvionix to facilitate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations at Skyway Range.
uAvionix, a prominent provider of avionics solutions and infrastructure services for crewed and uncrewed aircraft, will play a pivotal role in the development of Skyway Range in Oklahoma. This flight test facility connects various key locations, including the Osage Nation and its Skyway36 Droneport in Tulsa, Oklahoma State University’s Unmanned Aircraft Flight Station near Stillwater, and two additional nodes within the region.
As part of the collaboration, uAvionix will deploy a centrally managed Command and Control (C2) system and a Detect and Avoid (DAA) system across multiple nodes. The company will also offer system integration services to the OAIRE team.
Each node within the network will be equipped with detect-and-avoid and unmanned traffic management systems. This includes radar, surveillance broadcast receivers, cameras, radios, and aviation weather monitoring systems, ensuring comprehensive coverage of aviation traffic in the area and maintaining airspace safety.
“The uAvionix team is excited to engage with OAIRE and partners on the deployment of this range near Tulsa, Oklahoma,” said Christian Ramsey, managing director for uAvionix. “Through our shared vision with OAIRE and our experience with uncrewed avionics, operations and aviation networks, we are confident this will become a very successful partnership.”
OAIRE operates under the umbrella of The Innovation Foundation at OSU, which is focused on advancing discoveries, commercialization, technology transfers, and partnerships. Elizabeth Pollard, CEO of The Innovation Foundation at OSU and president of Cowboy Technologies, said the corridor concept’s flexibility is adaptive to regulation changes and will serve as a reliable proving ground for technological breakthroughs and applications.
“Fueling innovation at the crossroads of academia and industry, Oklahoma State University embraces technology commercialization as a catalyst for progress,” Pollard said. “Transforming groundbreaking research into real-world solutions, not only shapes the future but also strengthens the bonds between knowledge and application, paving the way for a brighter tomorrow.” (Additional Info)
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Post Image- The Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education launches its first flight from the new urban drone port at The Helmerich Research Center on the OSU-Tulsa campus, Dec. 6, 2023. (Image Credit: Oklahoma State University)
