The Flying Object Fund Invests in Vigilant Aerospace

Vigilant Aerospace, supplier of the FlightHorizon situational consciousness and detect-and-avoid system,  acquired a brand new funding this week from Kluz Ventures, by its industrial drone and robotics fund The Flying Object.

Vigilant Aerospace’s product, FlightHorizon, is a situational consciousness and detect-and-avoid system for drone pilots, manned plane pilots, and airspace managers.  The product has a novel benefit in the house: the system relies on an completely licensed NASA patent and prototype.  Vigilant’s relationship with NASA has allowed for in depth flight testing; the product is now in testing with industrial clients.

The Flying Object is managed by Kluz Ventures, a world funding agency, which additionally manages funds centered on synthetic intelligence, blockchain, fintech, medical applied sciences and digital well being. Financial phrases of the Vigilant Aerospace funding weren’t disclosed.

“Vigilant Aerospace is in a unique position to fill an important technical gap in the unmanned aerial systems market by delivering reliable, well-tested detect-and-avoid solutions for a range of aircraft and operations,” mentioned Artur Kluz, Managing Partner of Kluz Ventures. “We are excited to add this company to our investment portfolio, which is made up of the emerging drone technology companies that are making a significant impact on this rapidly growing industry.”

Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO and co-founder of Vigilant Aerospace, mentioned “We are delighted to have the support and involvement of The Flying Object in Vigilant Aerospace and look forward to cooperation in bringing our industry-leading safety technology to an increasing number of ambitious commercial unmanned aircraft operations both in the US and internationally.”

The Vigilant Aerospace stake marks the fund’s newest main funding in the drone house. TFO additionally has invested in high drone tech firms Kittyhawk, which develops real-time flight operations and administration options for skilled pilots and fleet managers throughout a mess of missions; and Measure , the trade’s main “Drone as a Service” firm, offering turnkey industrial drone options to amass, course of, and ship aerial information to enterprise clients.