FlightHorizon COMMANDER is an airspace administration and detect-and-avoid system based mostly on two licensed NASA patents. The system can be utilized on the bottom or onboard plane and is designed to assist preserve uncrewed plane methods (UAS or drones) protected and to keep away from collisions.
RIMPAC 22 marks the historic, first-time participation of U.S. Air Power MQ-9 UAS within the train.
From the US Air Power assertion on the flights: “RIMPAC 2022 marks the primary look of the MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted plane, and its presence introduced in army groups from California, New Mexico and Nevada. With personnel from each the active-duty ingredient, Reserves and Air Nationwide Guard, the collective group ensures that it’s totally operational. All of the whereas, everybody learns new strategies that it’ll take to enhance their day-to-day operations upon returning house.”
Learn extra from the US Air Power assertion: Total Force Teamwork Leads to RIMPAC Success
RIMPAC is the world’s largest worldwide maritime train involving greater than 40 ships, 30 UAS and 150 plane from 27 associate nations. The 2022 train takes place late June to early August.
“Vigilant Aerospace is thrilled to assist this large-scale train. The capabilities being demonstrated on land, sea and air require unprecedented coordination throughout a number of domains and with a number of nations’ armed forces. Assist of this train is an particularly helpful demonstration of the multi-sensor and multi-data supply capabilities of FlightHorizon and the power to trace a whole bunch of targets concurrently,” stated Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace.
FlightHorizon COMMANDER is an airspace administration system used to correlate and show air visitors and different knowledge from all kinds of sources together with ground-based and airborne sensors, civilian air visitors knowledge, army knowledge and proprietary knowledge sources. It’s dual-use expertise that gives computerized visitors warnings and deconfliction as a built-in operate.
“We’re particularly excited to assist the US Air Power’s historic MQ-9 flights and different uncrewed plane methods throughout RIMPAC. Utilizing the newest expertise for each command and management and for security helps reveal this yr’s theme of ‘Succesful Adaptive Companions’,” stated Epperson.
FlightHorizon features a 3D transferring map show for air visitors situational consciousness, air navigation charts, climate knowledge, particular options for the monitoring and security of uncrewed plane methods (UAS) and computerized detect-and-avoid features.
The product relies on two licensed NASA patents and has been utilized in ongoing NASA supersonic tasks, in FAA detect-and-avoid tasks and in modern civilian UAS tasks round flight corridors and droneports. The corporate holds a US Division of Protection IDIQ to assist army adoption of the system for UAS and airspace security.

FlightHorizon COMMANDER demonstration system (Non-US Air Power) monitoring air visitors in Hawaii – 2022.
The corporate not too long ago introduced a partnership with Pierce Aerospace to combine UAS Distant ID and Army ID monitoring into FlightHorizon: Pierce Aerospace Announces Partnership with Vigilant Aerospace, Integrating Remote ID into NASA Licensed Flight Safety Technologies – Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc.
A #RIMPAC first 👏
A @USAirForce MQ-9 landed at @MCB_Hawaii to take part in #RIMPAC2022. The MQ-9 will present associate nations a wealth of intelligence and likewise take part in a ship sinking train. 💪✈️🚢#USAF #AlliesAndPartners #CapableAdaptivePartners pic.twitter.com/ZZsVqMCU0L
— RIMPAC (@RimofthePacific) July 3, 2022
In keeping with an official RIMPAC put up from July 10, “RIMPAC builds relationships between world companions to make sure maritime freedom for all, together with within the sky. Greater than 170 army plane are taking part in #RIMPAC2022.”
#RIMPAC builds relationships between world companions to make sure maritime freedom for all, together with within the sky. Greater than 170 army plane are taking part in #RIMPAC2022. Check out a couple of of the 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇦🇺🇯🇵 plane and aircrew sharing the #Hawaiian tarmac this week⬇️ pic.twitter.com/aCuW26eBAa
— RIMPAC (@RimofthePacific) July 10, 2022
About RIMPAC
The world’s largest worldwide maritime train, RIMPAC supplies a singular coaching alternative whereas fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships amongst members essential to making sure the protection of sea lanes and safety on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the twenty eighth train within the sequence that started in 1971. Twenty-six nations, 38 floor ships, 4 submarines, 9 nationwide land forces, greater than 30 unmanned methods, roughly 170 plane and greater than 25,000 personnel will prepare and function in and across the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California, June 29 to Aug. 4. Following RIMPAC’s theme of Succesful Adaptive Companions, RIMPAC forces will train a variety of capabilities, projecting the inherent flexibility of maritime forces and serving to to advertise a free and open Indo-Pacific. Be taught extra about RIMPAC right here: RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) — U.S. Pacific Fleet (navy.mil)
About Vigilant Aerospace
Vigilant Aerospace is a number one developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace administration software program for uncrewed plane methods (UAS or drones). The corporate’s product, FlightHorizon, relies on two NASA patents and makes use of knowledge from a number of sources to show a real-time image of the air visitors round a UAS and to supply avoidance maneuvers to forestall collisions. The software program is designed to permit UAS to securely fly past the sight of the pilot. The corporate has had contracts and customers at NASA, for FAA tasks and with quite a lot of drone improvement applications. To be taught extra, go to www.VigilantAerospace.com.
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