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uAvionix and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma complete first US flights

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September 2023

Operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Emerging Aviation Technology Center, uAvionix completed the first true Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in non-segregated airspace using aviation protected C-Band in the United States.

uAvionix and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma complete first US flights

Serving as the Command-and-Control Communications Service Provider (C2CSP), uAvionix completed the historic flights for CNO, FAA and industry leaders to demonstrate the effectiveness of combining Command and Control (C2) link management and situational awareness for Detect and Avoid (DAA) through the company's SkyLine software service offering. As a culmination of a multi-year effort involving engineering, operations teams and regulatory review, the flight heralds a significant advancement for UAS operators and businesses seeking to commercialise scalable UAS operations such as medical and package delivery, linear utility inspection and emergency management.

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