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BVLOS Drone Detect-And-Avoid Tests

Coverage from AirPro News, DroneLife, and others

Articles

4

Active Days

38

The Topic

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This topic centers on systems that help drones detect nearby aircraft and avoid collisions during beyond visual line of sight operations. The material shows two main approaches: onboard avoidance software and ground-based detection tied into traffic-management platforms. It matters because reliable detect-and-avoid capability is becoming a key requirement for scaling BVLOS flights, whether for commercial operations, security missions, or future certification rules.

First Article: 06/08/26

Latest Article: 07/15/26

Summary

  • Two technical paths dominate: onboard detect-and-avoid on the aircraft and ground-based detection feeding centralized airspace management.
  • The tests focus on practical collision-risk scenarios, including cooperative and non-cooperative traffic, varied lighting, and aircraft above and below the horizon.
  • FAA Part 108 BVLOS rulemaking is an important backdrop, with onboard avoidance seen as a likely compliance issue for some operations.
  • High Lander's work emphasizes integration between detection systems, UTM, and fleet management rather than a standalone sensor product.
  • Security and critical-infrastructure use cases appear alongside commercial BVLOS, especially for solar-site monitoring in Israel.
  • A recurring challenge is handling non-cooperative aircraft without relying only on transponders or human observers.

History

This topic is new, but as new articles are added to it this area will summarize shifts, changes and expansions of the issues.

Featured

06-21-2026
AirPro News
Vigilant Aerospace Completes FlightHorizon PILOT DAA Flight Tests
Vigilant Aerospace Systems completed June 2026 flight tests of FlightHorizon PILOT detect-and-avoid at Oklahoma State University to support BVLOS under FAA Part 108.
07-15-2026
DroneLife
High Lander and Thirdeye Bring Ground-Based Detect and Avoid to the Field
High Lander and Thirdeye Systems launched a July 13, 2026 field trial in Israel to validate MeduzaX ground optical detect-and-avoid for routine BVLOS operations at scale.
06-08-2026
DRONELIFE
Autonomous Drone Security Takes Flight at 150 MW Ta'anakh Solar Project
High Lander and Israel's Ministry of Energy are implementing BVLOS-capable autonomous drone security at Ta'anakh solar infrastructure in the southern Jezreel Valley.

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sUAS News07-14-2026
Clearing the Path to BVLOS at Scale: High Lander and Thirdeye Bring Multi-Aircraft Detect-and-Avoid to the Field
High Lander and Thirdeye Systems evaluate MeduzaX passive optical radar-based detect-and-avoid performance for BVLOS drone operations under a memorandum of understanding.