Aloft and uAvionix Partner to Deliver Unmatched Airspace Visibility for Drone Operators and Public Safety Agencies

Aloft Technologies and uAvionix announce the integration of uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B surveillance network and Casia G ground-based optical detect-and-avoid (DAA) system into Aloft’s Air Boss platform for enterprise UAS Traffic Management (UTM).

Aloft Technologies, a leading provider of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) fleet and airspace management solutions, and uAvionix, a pioneer in command, navigation and surveillance systems for UAS, today announced the integration of uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B surveillance network and Casia G ground-based optical detect-and-avoid (DAA) system into Aloft’s Air Boss platform for enterprise UAS Traffic Management (UTM).

This joint innovation sets a benchmark for real-time situational awareness by combining cooperative (ADS-B) and non-cooperative (Detect and Avoid – DAA) aircraft detection into a single operational UTM view. The integration gives public safety teams, commercial UAS operators, and regulatory authorities the tools to safely and confidently manage beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations in increasingly complex airspace such as Drone as a First Responder (DFR) programs.

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The combined solution will be demonstrated at AUVSI Xponential 2025 next week, providing attendees with a firsthand look at the future of integrated airspace awareness.

Raising the Bar for Safety, Compliance, and Confidence

Core to the collaboration is a shared vision to make UAS operations safer, smarter, and more scalable. With uAvionix’s low-altitude multi-redudancy FlightLine ADS-B network, users gain access to real-time tracking of cooperative aircraft across the U.S., while Casia G adds ground-based optical sensing for detection of non-cooperative aircraft, such as general aviation aircraft or other UAS lacking ADS-B Out for electronic conspicuity.

This layered surveillance capability for risk management and decision making is now available within Aloft’s Air Boss, the powerful UTM platform trusted by enterprise operators and the FAA to manage airspace compliance and flight approvals.

“Partnering with uAvionix to integrate their advanced ADS-B and non-cooperative detection sensors further strengthens our already robust DAA capabilities within Aloft’s UTM and Air Boss platforms,” said Jon Hegranes, Founder & CEO of Aloft. “This integration elevates airspace safety and operational efficiency, enabling our shared customers and airspace stakeholders to achieve new levels of deconfliction, compliance, and confidence in advanced drone operations.”

“Partnering with Aloft’s market-leading Air Boss platform enables us to deliver our best-in-class sensor capabilities directly into the workflows of UAS operators who depend on accurate, reliable, and timely airspace data,” said Cyriel Kronenburg, VP of UAS and Aviation Networks at uAvionix. “This collaboration represents a meaningful leap forward in drone safety and operational effectiveness.”

Designed for Today’s Needs and Tomorrow’s Airspace

  • Enhanced Airspace Safety: A Unified view of cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft improves operator risk management and decision-making.
  • Operational Efficiency: Greater situational awareness on a single-pane-of-glass reduces the complexity of managing flights in congested or sensitive airspace environments.
  • Regulatory Alignment: Combined capability for detection of cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft supports growing FAA and international guidance for BVLOS and DAA equipage.

Initial deployments of FlightLine, Casia G and Air Boss are already underway in high-density UAS operation zones, validating performance in real-world conditions and demonstrating scalable readiness for nationwide deployment.

15 May 2025

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