DronePort Network has announced that it is partnering with ResilienX on an effort to create a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) airspace environment in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

According to a statement, DronePort Network and ResilienX have entered into a four-year contract to “enable the creation of an urban BVLOS testing environment that will position Tulsa at the forefront of advanced autonomous aviation operations.” For the project ResilienX will lead the “design, integration, and implementation of critical infrastructure components including a centralized data exchange, surveillance fusion capabilities, system monitoring tools, and regulatory pathway development.” 

The BVLOS project is part of the Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Test Bed (SAFE-T) project, which is funded by the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) through the Tulsa Tech Hub. The SAFE-T project is “one of six initiatives funded through Tulsa’s Tech Hub’s $51 million EDA Tech Hub grant aimed at developing, testing, and manufacturing trustworthy autonomous systems in the Tulsa region.” 

Source: DronePort Network