Integrating Remote ID into Airspace Management Technologies

Pierce Aerospace’s Remote ID, also known as a ‘digital license plate’, is the ability of a drone in flight to provide identification and location information to third parties, especially when flying BVLOS By Caroline Rees / 20 Apr 2022

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Pierce Aerospace has formed a partnership with Vigilant Aerospace Systems to integrate its Flight Portal Remote ID technologies into Vigilant’s FlightHorizon airspace management and flight safety products.

Vigilant Aerospace has a proven track record as a provider of both Detect and Avoid (DAA) and airspace management systems for integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the national airspace. The company’s FlightHorizon product has been used in multiple NASA and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and is currently being deployed to support Beyond Visual Line-Of-Sight (BVLOS) flights of UAS for several corridors and droneports.

“Vigilant Aerospace is the market leader in multi-sensor detect-and-avoid systems and has supported numerous US Government and commercial UAS projects,” said Aaron Pierce, CEO of Pierce Aerospace. “Vigilant has recently completed a detect-and-avoid contract for the FAA, won several awards from both the Federal Laboratory Consortium and NASA, and is a partner in the FAA’s BEYOND program and the predecessor Integration Pilot Program at multiple UAS test sites. They are domain experts and we are honored that they have selected Pierce Aerospace as their Remote ID integration partner.”

Inclusion of Flight Portal ID Receivers and their Remote ID data feeds will allow end users to positively identify UAS within the vicinity of FlightHorizon installations, providing new options for air traffic management and additional aircraft collision avoidance capabilities.

“Pierce Aerospace is an industry-leading pioneer in Remote ID with the US Department of Defense,” said Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace. “This partnership provides a great opportunity to integrate Remote ID into our software for both military and civilian users, to significantly enhance safety and to continue to expand the technology frontiers of the UAS industry.”

Flight Portal ID, Pierce Aerospace’s UAS Remote ID technology suite, consists of Remote ID receivers, broadcast modules, software, integration capabilities, and remote administration services. Flight Portal ID offers market-leading Remote ID solutions and has an integration service record with eight US Department of Defense command and control (C2) and counter-UAS systems.

Remote ID, also known as a ‘digital license plate’, is the ability of a drone in flight to provide identification and location information to third parties, especially when beyond the visual line-of-sight of the operator. Remote ID is mandated by a new FAA rule which became effective on April 21, 2021, with additional requirements for small UAS operators taking effect by September 2023.

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