Getting DAA Ready for Part 108 with Kraettli Epperson of Vigilant Aerospace Systems
About this episode
Matt Collins interviews Kraettli Epperson about detect-and-avoid technology and its implications for BVLOS operations under the Part 108 NPRM.
In this week's episode of Uncrewed Views, Matt Collins speaks with Kraettli Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace Systems. The two discuss how detect-and-avoid technology works under the hood, what the Part 108 NPRM means for operators preparing for BVLOS operations, and what steps operators and manufacturers can take now to be ready when the final rule is published. Link to Commercial UAV News' State of the Industry Survey, closing July 3: https://survey.divcom.com/s3/COMMERCIAL-DRONE-INDUSTRY-State-of-the-Industry-Survey-2026
People in this episode
Host: Matt Collins
Guest: Kraettli Epperson
Topics covered
- detect-and-avoid technology
- BVLOS operations
- Part 108 NPRM
- drone regulations
- UAV industry
Keywords
- detect-and-avoid
- BVLOS
- Part 108
- UAV
- drone technology
- regulations
- Vigilant Aerospace
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Commercial UAV News
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