Slide Background

The department of Advanced Technology Initiatives (ATI) serves the Choctaw Nation by focusing on emerging technology opportunities that have the potential for a positive impact on the Choctaw Nation and the region.

TECHNOLOGY CENTER
$4 million grant from EDA
The CNO ATI program was awarded a $500K matching grant from USDA to develop a new "MakerSpace" at the Emerging Aviation Technology Center. The USDA grant was matched with an additional $500K for $1,000,000 facility.
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center Partnership
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and Choctaw Nation Continue Partnership Advancing Aviation

The Federal Aviation Administration's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recently collaborated by testing a series of successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight scenarios in varying terrain, infrared and thermal power line assessments, and various detect and avoid sequences at the Choctaw Nation's Emerging Aviation Technology Center near Redden, OK.

Choctaw Nation Beyond Program obtains FAA approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations with uAvionix Installation

uAvionix announced that the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Beyond Program received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations using uAvionix SkyLine™ Managed C2 and Detect and Avoid sensors on the Emerging Aviation Technology Center UAS Test Range.