Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc., a private company founded in 2015, provides FlightHorizon next-generation collision avoidance and flight safety systems for unmanned aircraft. Vigilant Aerospace is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK with offices in North Dakota.
FlightHorizon is based on an exclusively licensed NASA patent and prototype which has been extensively tested and which provides a unique autonomous “detect-and-avoid” function.
FlightHorizon uses data from standard aviation transponders and radar to allow unmanned aircraft to autonomously self-separate from other aircraft and avoid mid-air collisions. The software provides unmanned aircraft pilots with a 2D map-based view and 3D synthetic cockpit view of the airspace and full sensor fusion across aviation transponders, radars and online data feeds. The system is designed to help operators maintain flight safety, achieve beyond visual line-of-sight flight authorizations and comply with FAA Part 107.205 waiver requirements.
Vigilant Aerospace also provides integration and development consulting in addition to testing, training and compliance services for unmanned aircraft flight operation departments and fleet managers.
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is a member of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and is partnered with the FAA Alliance for System Safety of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through Research Excellence (ASSURE) and NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM).
FlightHorizon is based on an exclusively licensed NASA patent and prototype which has been extensively tested and which provides a unique autonomous “detect-and-avoid” function.
FlightHorizon uses data from standard aviation transponders and radar to allow unmanned aircraft to autonomously self-separate from other aircraft and avoid mid-air collisions. The software provides unmanned aircraft pilots with a 2D map-based view and 3D synthetic cockpit view of the airspace and full sensor fusion across aviation transponders, radars and online data feeds. The system is designed to help operators maintain flight safety, achieve beyond visual line-of-sight flight authorizations and comply with FAA Part 107.205 waiver requirements.
Vigilant Aerospace also provides integration and development consulting in addition to testing, training and compliance services for unmanned aircraft flight operation departments and fleet managers.
Vigilant Aerospace Systems is a member of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and is partnered with the FAA Alliance for System Safety of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) through Research Excellence (ASSURE) and NASA Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM).
Location: United States, North Dakota, Grand Forks
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 844-723-3759
Founded date: 2015
Investors 3
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.07.2026 | Vigilant Aerospace Launches FlightHorizon ALERT, the Fully Managed Aircraft and Drone Alerting Service | FlightHorizon ALERT uses multiple sensors to ensure airspace awareness around runways and other sensitive areas. A live 3D airspace heatmap view in FlightHorizon ALERT, showing areas with detected airspace activity. Fully managed service de... |
| 19.06.2026 | Vigilant Aerospace Demonstrates Onboard Detect-and-Avoid with New FlightHorizon PILOT Developments and Flight Tests | Most of the flight testing for FlightHorizon PILOT was carried out at Oklahoma State University's Uncrewed Aircraft Flight Station. While this small platform supports ongoing system development, FlightHorizon PILOT is intended for larger UA... |
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