FAA, DoD, and industry partners use Grand Forks test environment to develop scalable systems for UAS, logistics, and counter-UAS coordination At AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026 in Detroit, officials from the FAA, Department of War (DoW), test sites, and industry described a growing effort to normalize drone operations within the National Airspace System (NAS). The initiative, known as … [Read more...] about Project ULTRA Aims to Normalize Drone Operations in Shared Airspace
Northern Plains UAS Test Site
AURA Network Systems Conducts BVLOS Communications Tests
In collaboration with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), AURA Network Systems has completed a comprehensive flight-test report evaluating voice-relay service performance during beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. The tests, conducted in Mayville and Buxton, North Dakota, assessed the technical performance of … [Read more...] about AURA Network Systems Conducts BVLOS Communications Tests
North Dakota’s Vantis UAS System Opens Mission and Network Ops Center: The Heart of Vantis
North Dakota’s Vantis UAS System Opens Mission & Network Operations Center by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M Crosby This past Thursday saw Vantis, North Dakota’s statewide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) system, formally celebrate the grand opening of its Mission and Network Operations Center (MNOC) at GrandSky Business and Aviation Park. Continue reading below or … [Read more...] about North Dakota’s Vantis UAS System Opens Mission and Network Ops Center: The Heart of Vantis
Drone Delivery Relief Comes to North Dakota
Drone delivery relief is coming to a North Dakota city to promote social distancing. Israeli UAS startup Flytrex is partnering with EASE Drones, the Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation and the City of Grand Forks to deliver food, medicine and other essential goods to residents’ backyards. The program operates under the Northern Plains Unmanned Aerial System … [Read more...] about Drone Delivery Relief Comes to North Dakota
North Dakota Partnership Could Jump Start BVLOS Drone Testing
A major aerospace company is partnering with one of the first drone test sites in the U.S. to optimize WAS beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS). Harris Corporation announced the partnership with University of North Dakota and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to create a network infrastructure system designed to “provide a full range of aviation-grade services for safe and … [Read more...] about North Dakota Partnership Could Jump Start BVLOS Drone Testing
